Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 27875: Scranton, NC
ZIP code 27875 uses the postal name Scranton, North Carolina and lies entirely in Hyde County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 380 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $21,991 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Scranton · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Hyde County
- House district
- NC-3 119th Congress
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 55.5 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 27875?
27875 centers on 35.456°, -76.505° and covers 55.5 square miles of land plus 39.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 27810, 27885, 27826.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27875, 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 27875 compare with the rest of Hyde County?
| Measure | 27875 | In Hyde County | In NC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 379 | 7th of 7 | 750th of 853 |
| Median household income | $22k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $104k | not ranked | not ranked |
27875's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (379). 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 13% 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 27875?
The 2020 Census counted 390 people in 27875; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 379. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 24.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 379±154 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 390−24.6% since 2010 (517)
- Households
- 261
- Median age
- 63.5
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 27875?
Of the 379 people the ACS estimates in 27875, 5.0% are under 18 and 39.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (52.0%), then Black (not Hispanic) (35.9%).
- Under 185.0%
- 18 to 6455.9%
- 65 and older39.1%
- White, not Hispanic52.0%
- Black, not Hispanic35.9%
- Other or two or more12.1%
- 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 do households in 27875 earn?
Median household income is $21,991 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $21,991±$5,024
- Income per person
- $23,792
- Below the poverty line
- 26.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 13.5%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 12.8%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $58,225160 returns; wages 56% 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 27875?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $103,700
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 82.4%
- Housing units
- 289
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 27875?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27810 | Belhaven | 3,336 | $51k | 6.5 mi |
| 27885 | Swanquarter | 1,003 | $60k | 14.7 mi |
| 27826 | Fairfield | 821 | – | 17.6 mi |
| 28552 | Lowland | 201 | $64k | 11.3 mi (near) |
| 28537 | Hobucken | 5 | – | 14.1 mi (near) |
| 27808 | Bath | 2,220 | $91k | 14.4 mi (near) |
| 27860 | Pantego | 1,546 | $62k | 16.2 mi (near) |
| 27806 | Aurora | 2,152 | $46k | 17.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.