Oak City, NC · standard
ZIP Code 27857
Martin County, North Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,298
- 8/sq mi
- $61,389
- Median income
- $84,700
- Median home value
- 11.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Oak City pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 32th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 8
- people per sq mi
- 60%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 27857 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 27857 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Oak City, Martin County, North Carolina, home to just 1,298 residents across 164.3 square miles, a density of 8 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 27857 reports a modest median household income of $61,389 (11% below the North Carolina average), while per-capita income is $34,967. Local economic indicators show a 14.1% poverty rate alongside 0.8% unemployment. The typical home here is valued at $84,700 (67% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 59.6% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.3, and the average commute is -. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Martin County, so you can benchmark 27857 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 27857, Oak City, 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
1,298
Population
164.3
Area (sq mi)
8
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 27857?
56.3
Median Age
50.0%
Male
50.0%
Female
0.3%
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?
$61,389
Median Household Income
-11% vs state
$34,967
Per Capita Income
14.1%
Poverty Rate
0.8%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 27857 ranks nationally
Oak City, NC household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$61,389 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
737
Total Housing Units
570
Occupied Units
167
Vacant Units
1.92
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$84,700
Median Home Value
-67% vs state
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 27857, employing approximately 38 people with a combined annual payroll of $798,000.
10
Businesses
38
Employees
$798K
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 30.0% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 30.0% |
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 27857 vs 27841 →
ZIP 27857 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 27849
Lewiston Woodville (27849)
1,544 residents
- 27857
Oak City (27857)
1,298 residents
- 27843
Hobgood (27843)
1,157 residents
- 27840 514
Hamilton (27840)
514 residents
- 27825 103
Everetts (27825)
103 residents
- 27841 84
Hassell (27841)
84 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 27857 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 27857 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 27843
Hobgood (27843)
$69,306 median income
- 27857
Oak City (27857)
$61,389 median income
- 27849
Lewiston Woodville (27849)
$46,594 median income
- 27825
Everetts (27825)
$43,750 median income
- 27840
Hamilton (27840)
$37,857 median income
- 27841 $21,667
Hassell (27841)
$21,667 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 27857 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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