Speed, NC · standard
ZIP Code 27881
Edgecombe County, North Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 61
- 35/sq mi
- $23,800
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Speed pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, renter-heavy area.
- 0th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 35
- people per sq mi
- 35%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 27881 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 27881 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Speed, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, home to just 61 residents across 1.8 square miles, a density of 35 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 27881, but per-capita income is $23,053. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. Median home value sits at $23,800 (91% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 35.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 66.3, and the average commute is -. To put 27881 in local context, 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Edgecombe County, for a geography-aware comparison.
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 27881, Speed, 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
61
Population
1.8
Area (sq mi)
35
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 27881?
66.3
Median Age
34.4%
Male
65.6%
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?
$23,053
Per Capita Income
0.0%
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?
17
Total Housing Units
17
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.88
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$23,800
Median Home Value
-91% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 27881 vs 27843 →
ZIP 27881 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 27886
Tarboro (27886)
21,591 residents
- 27843 1,157
Hobgood (27843)
1,157 residents
- 27881 61
Speed (27881)
61 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 27881 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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