Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 27942: Harrellsville, NC
ZIP code 27942 uses the postal name Harrellsville, North Carolina and lies entirely in Hertford County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 770 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $44,271 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 1% of its land lies in Harrellsville; 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Harrellsville · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Hertford County
- Census places
- Harrellsville
- House district
- NC-1 119th Congress
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 27.8 sq mi · 28 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 27942?
27942 centers on 36.297°, -76.751° and covers 27.8 square miles of land plus 4.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 27922, 27938, 27924, 27935.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27942, 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 27942 compare with the rest of Hertford County?
| Measure | 27942 | In Hertford County | In NC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 766 | 8th of 9 | 708th of 853 |
| Median household income | $44k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $114k | not ranked | not ranked |
27942's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (766). 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 31% 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 27942?
The 2020 Census counted 623 people in 27942; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 766. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 766±241 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 623
- Households
- 365
- Median age
- 54.4
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 27942?
Of the 766 people the ACS estimates in 27942, 21.7% are under 18 and 30.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (68.4%), then Black (not Hispanic) (29.2%).
- Under 1821.7%
- 18 to 6448.2%
- 65 and older30.2%
- White, not Hispanic68.4%
- Black, not Hispanic29.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.2%
- Other or two or more0.1%
- 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 27942 earn?
Median household income is $44,271 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $44,271±$27,652
- Income per person
- $27,763
- Below the poverty line
- 23.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 2.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 14.0%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $57,859290 returns; wages 68% 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 27942?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $114,000
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 74.0%
- Housing units
- 428
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 27942?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27922 | Cofield | 758 | $49k | 5.3 mi |
| 27938 | Gatesville | 1,790 | $65k | 6.3 mi |
| 27924 | Colerain | 2,708 | $73k | 10.0 mi |
| 27935 | Eure | 1,464 | $82k | 11.3 mi |
| 27980 | Tyner | 1,647 | $66k | 8.2 mi (near) |
| 27946 | Hobbsville | 1,008 | $74k | 10.1 mi (near) |
| 27967 | Powellsville | 618 | – | 10.2 mi (near) |
| 27986 | Winton | 1,283 | $50k | 11.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.