Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 27541: Hurdle Mills, NC
ZIP code 27541 uses the postal name Hurdle Mills, North Carolina and lies mostly in Person County (68% of its land) with the rest in Orange County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $75,305 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- FHFA2025
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Hurdle Mills · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Person County (68%); Orange County (32%)
- Neighborhoods
- Kindful Acres, Larry Hall, Springcrest Meadows GeoNames
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- House districts
- NC-13 (68%), NC-4 (32%) 119th Congress, by share of land
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 69.4 sq mi · 49 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 27541?
27541 centers on 36.265°, -79.083° and covers 69.4 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 27231, 27314, 27583, 27572, 27291, 27278, 27574.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27541, 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 27541 compare with the rest of Person County?
| Measure | 27541 | In Person County | In NC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 3,399 | 6th of 10 | 494th of 853 |
| Median household income | $75k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $237k | 3rd of 6 | 278th of 572 |
27541's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$19,723) is more than a quarter of the figure ($75,305). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 42% of 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 27541?
The 2020 Census counted 4,026 people in 27541; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,399. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 6.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 3,399±731 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 4,026+6.8% since 2010 (3,770)
- Households
- 1,438
- Median age
- 49.7
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 27541?
Of the 3,399 people the ACS estimates in 27541, 16.7% are under 18 and 28.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (70.9%), then Black (not Hispanic) (16.9%).
- Under 1816.7%
- 18 to 6455.0%
- 65 and older28.2%
- White, not Hispanic70.9%
- Black, not Hispanic16.9%
- Hispanic or Latino8.1%
- Other or two or more3.3%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.8%
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 27541 earn?
Median household income is $75,305 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($76,438 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $75,305±$19,723
- Income per person
- $45,081
- Below the poverty line
- 10.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 28.8%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $80,5671,930 returns; wages 71% 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 27541?
FHFA's house price index for 27541, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 88% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 48% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +2.7% in 2025.
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $237,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,786
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 89.5%
- Housing units
- 1,764
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 27541?
58 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 13 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Construction14
- Other services (except public administration)13
- Retail trade7
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services7
- Professional, scientific, and technical services4
- Manufacturing3
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 27541?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27231 | Cedar Grove | 2,331 | $65k | 7.0 mi |
| 27314 | Prospect Hill | 594 | – | 7.0 mi |
| 27583 | Timberlake | 7,242 | $72k | 9.0 mi |
| 27572 | Rougemont | 6,131 | $91k | 11.5 mi |
| 27291 | Leasburg | 1,656 | $90k | 11.6 mi |
| 27278 | Hillsborough | 27,925 | $106k | 12.1 mi |
| 27574 | Roxboro | 14,928 | $66k | 19.8 mi |
| 27573 | Roxboro | 11,537 | $46k | 11.1 mi (near) |
| 27302 | Mebane | 35,418 | $80k | 13.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.