Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 27853: Margarettsville, NC
ZIP code 27853 uses the postal name Margarettsville, North Carolina and lies entirely in Northampton County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 590 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Margarettsville · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Northampton County
- Micro area
- Roanoke Rapids, NC
- House district
- NC-1 119th Congress
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 37.1 sq mi · 16 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 27853?
27853 centers on 36.515°, -77.307° and covers 37.1 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 23828, 27876, 27877, 27862, 23827, 23847.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27853, 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 27853 compare with the rest of Northampton County?
| Measure | 27853 | In Northampton County | In NC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 585 | 11th of 13 | 735th of 853 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $76k | not ranked | not ranked |
27853's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (585). 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 22% 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 27853?
The 2020 Census counted 394 people in 27853; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 585. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 585±173 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 394
- Households
- 257
- Median age
- 48.3
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 27853?
Of the 585 people the ACS estimates in 27853, 24.3% are under 18 and 20.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (54.7%), then White (not Hispanic) (30.3%).
- Under 1824.3%
- 18 to 6455.0%
- 65 and older20.7%
- Black, not Hispanic54.7%
- White, not Hispanic30.3%
- Other or two or more15.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 27853?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $75,500
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 67.7%
- Housing units
- 295
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 27853?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 27853?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23828 | Branchville, VA | 577 | $64k | 5.1 mi |
| 27876 | Seaboard | 1,164 | $51k | 6.1 mi |
| 27877 | Severn | 0 | – | 6.4 mi |
| 27862 | Pendleton | 615 | $53k | 6.8 mi |
| 23827 | Boykins, VA | 1,091 | $63k | 9.3 mi |
| 23847 | Emporia, VA | 12,956 | $51k | 17.0 mi |
| 27820 | Conway | 2,201 | $51k | 7.4 mi (near) |
| 23844 | Drewryville, VA | 522 | – | 11.4 mi (near) |
| 27866 | Pleasant Hill | 577 | $63k | 11.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.