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ZIP Code 27596: Youngsville, NC

ZIP code 27596 uses the postal name Youngsville, North Carolina and lies mostly in Franklin County (91% of its land), reaching into Wake County and Granville County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 22,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $95,940 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 4% of its land lies in Youngsville; 97% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: North Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
275sectional center: Raleigh, NC (SCF 275)
96delivery area within it
Town
Youngsville · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Youngsville
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
House district
NC-13 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
52.8 sq mi · 421 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 27596?

27596 centers on 36.000°, -78.435° and covers 52.8 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 27587, 27525, 27549, 27597.

27525 · Franklinton27549 · Louisburg27587 · Wake Forest27597 · Zebulon27596 · Youngsville (this ZIP)275962754927587275972752527525 · Franklinton27549 · Louisburg27587 · Wake Forest27597 · Zebulon27596 · Youngsville (this ZIP)275962754927587275972752527525 · Franklinton27549 · Louisburg27587 · Wake Forest27597 · Zebulon27596 · Youngsville (this ZIP)2759627549275872759727525
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 27596 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27596, 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).

How does 27596 compare with the rest of Franklin County?

Rank of 27596 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)
Measure27596In Franklin CountyIn NC
People (ACS 2020-2024)22,2325th of 12180th of 853
Median household income$96k2nd of 964th of 528
Median home value$378k2nd of 10110th of 572

Its median household income is higher than in 78% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 70% 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 27596?

The 2020 Census counted 19,023 people in 27596; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 22,232. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 21.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
22,232
2020 Census count
19,023+21.8% since 2010 (15,619)
Households
8,482
Median age
40.4

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 27596?

Of the 22,232 people the ACS estimates in 27596, 24.3% are under 18 and 13.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (72.4%), then Black (not Hispanic) (13.3%).

  • Under 1824.3%
  • 18 to 6462.1%
  • 65 and older13.6%
Age of the people of 27596 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic72.4%
  • Black, not Hispanic13.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino8.4%
  • Other or two or more4.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.4%
Race and Hispanic origin in 27596 (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 27596 earn?

Median household income is $95,940 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 9 ranked ZIP codes in Franklin County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($90,883 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$95,940
Income per person
$41,439
Below the poverty line
6.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
38.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$84,19410,520 returns; wages 75% 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 27596?

FHFA's house price index for 27596, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 107% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 57% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −0.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$377,600
Median gross rent
$1,211
Homes owned by their occupants
85.9%
Housing units
8,780
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Index = 100 in 1991, the first year FHFA reports for 27596; 2025: 352.4. 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 27596?

446 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 67 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction129
  • Other services (except public administration)46
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services43
  • Retail trade41
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services32
  • Manufacturing28

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 27596?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 27596, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
27587Wake Forest82,886$134k6.6 mi
27525Franklinton17,110$73k10.4 mi
27549Louisburg25,543$68k12.4 mi
27597Zebulon30,184$85k13.2 mi
27571Rolesville9,095$131k5.4 mi (near)
27508Bunn2,362$50k10.7 mi (near)
27614Raleigh34,226$129k11.0 mi (near)
27616Raleigh63,520$84k11.0 mi (near)

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