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ZIP Code 27403: Greensboro, NC

ZIP code 27403 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, entirely in Guilford County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 23,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 6th most populous of Greensboro's 11 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $57,917 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: North Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
274sectional center: Greensboro, NC (SCF 270)
03delivery area within it
Town
Greensboro · 11 residential ZIPs
Census places
Greensboro
Neighborhoods
Friendly Homes, Hillsdale Park GeoNames
Metro area
Greensboro-High Point, NC
House districts
NC-5 (54%), NC-6 (46%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
5.8 sq mi · 3,914 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
17 more ZIP codes use the name Greensboro for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 27403?

27403 centers on 36.064°, -79.825° and covers 5.8 square miles of land. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 27412, 27408, 27401, 27407, 27410, 27406.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 27403 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27403, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 27403 compare with the rest of Greensboro?

Rank of 27403 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure27403In GreensboroIn Guilford CountyIn NC
People (ACS 2020-2024)22,5576th of 1111th of 34179th of 853
Median household income$58k7th of 925th of 29377th of 528
Median home value$249k4th of 917th of 29257th of 572

Its median household income is higher than in 26% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 91% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 27403?

The 2020 Census counted 23,679 people in 27403; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 22,557. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 7.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
22,557
2020 Census count
23,679+7.8% since 2010 (21,958)
Households
8,047
Median age
26.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 27403?

Of the 22,557 people the ACS estimates in 27403, 16.1% are under 18 and 11.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (51.1%), then Black (not Hispanic) (22.7%).

  • Under 1816.1%
  • 18 to 6472.6%
  • 65 and older11.3%
Age of the people of 27403 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic51.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic22.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino15.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic6.5%
  • Other or two or more4.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 27403 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 27403 earn?

Median household income is $57,917 (ACS 2020-2024), the 25th highest of the 29 ranked ZIP codes in Guilford County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($61,350 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$57,917±$7,125
Income per person
$30,568
Below the poverty line
21.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
49.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$75,6748,330 returns; wages 65% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 27403?

FHFA's house price index for 27403, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 101% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 58% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +2.7% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$249,200
Median gross rent
$1,075
Homes owned by their occupants
52.3%
Housing units
8,870
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 27403; 2025: 653.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 27403?

534 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services93
  • Retail trade75
  • Health care and social assistance72
  • Other services (except public administration)58
  • Real estate and rental and leasing45
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services43

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 27403?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 27403, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
27412Greensboro3,055–0.9 mi
27408Greensboro16,519$84k2.8 mi
27401Greensboro21,920$48k3.3 mi
27407Greensboro51,697$59k4.3 mi
27410Greensboro54,921$85k5.4 mi
27406Greensboro60,651$60k5.6 mi
27411Greensboro1,433–3.1 mi (near)
27405Greensboro54,303$47k6.2 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.