Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 27708: Durham, NC
ZIP code 27708 is in Durham, North Carolina, entirely in Durham County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 8th most populous of Durham's 9 residential ZIP codes.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Durham · 9 residential ZIPs
- County
- Durham County
- Census places
- Durham
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- House district
- NC-4 119th Congress
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.4 sq mi · 7,461 people per sq mi
- PO Box ZIPs
- 7 more ZIP codes use the name Durham for PO boxes or single organizations
Where is ZIP code 27708?
27708 centers on 36.000°, -78.943° and covers 0.4 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 27705.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27708, 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 GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 27708 compare with the rest of Durham?
| Measure | 27708 | In Durham | In Durham County | In NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 3,253 | 8th of 9 | 16th of 17 | 505th of 853 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
27708's income and home value are not ranked: most of its 3,253 residents live outside households (0 households; mostly students, median age 19.9): a campus, a base or an institution. 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 97% 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 27708?
The 2020 Census counted 3,419 people in 27708; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,253.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 3,253
- 2020 Census count
- 3,419
- Households
- 0
- Median age
- 19.9
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 27708?
Of the 3,253 people the ACS estimates in 27708, 0.2% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (52.8%), then Black (not Hispanic) (19.6%).
- Under 180.2%
- 18 to 6499.8%
- 65 and older0.0%
- White, not Hispanic52.8%
- Black, not Hispanic19.6%
- Asian, not Hispanic17.3%
- Hispanic or Latino6.9%
- Other or two or more3.4%
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 are homes worth in 27708?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- –
- Housing units
- 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 27708?
25 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Accommodation and food services13
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 27708?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27705 | Durham | 49,923 | $73k | 2.8 mi |
| 27701 | Durham | 24,793 | $70k | 2.5 mi (near) |
| 27707 | Durham | 51,274 | $74k | 3.2 mi (near) |
| 27514 | Chapel Hill | 32,951 | $93k | 6.5 mi (near) |
| 27709 | Durham | 0 | – | 7.0 mi (near) |
| 27712 | Durham | 24,299 | $91k | 6.9 mi (near) |
| 27704 | Durham | 40,102 | $70k | 7.0 mi (near) |
| 27713 | Durham | 59,197 | $101k | 8.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.