Margarettsville, NC · standard
ZIP Code 27853
Northampton County, North Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 673
- 6/sq mi
- $75,500
- Median home value
- 23.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Margarettsville pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 68%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 27853 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 27853 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Margarettsville, Northampton County, North Carolina, home to just 673 residents across 110.3 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 27853, but per-capita income is $36,834. Local economic indicators show a 6.5% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. On housing, the median home value is $75,500 (71% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 67.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.3, and the average commute is -. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Northampton County, so you can benchmark 27853 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 27853, Margarettsville, NC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
673
Population
110.3
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 27853?
48.3
Median Age
42.7%
Male
57.3%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$36,834
Per Capita Income
6.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
295
Total Housing Units
257
Occupied Units
38
Vacant Units
2.28
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$75,500
Median Home Value
-71% vs state
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 27853, employing approximately 46 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,129,000.
5
Businesses
46
Employees
$2.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 27853 vs 23828 →
ZIP 27853 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 27820
Conway (27820)
3,088 residents
- 27845
Jackson (27845)
2,394 residents
- 23827
Boykins (23827)
1,443 residents
- 27876
Seaboard (27876)
1,302 residents
- 27862 877
Pendleton (27862)
877 residents
- 27853 673
Margarettsville (27853)
673 residents
- 23828 395
Branchville (23828)
395 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 27853 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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