Maple, NC · standard
ZIP Code 27956
Currituck County, North Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 340
- 28/sq mi
- $473,300
- Median home value
- 15.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Maple pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- Top 15%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 28
- people per sq mi
- 45%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 27956 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 27956 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Maple, Currituck County, North Carolina, home to just 340 residents across 12.0 square miles, a density of 28 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 27956, but per-capita income is $31,499. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $473,300 (82% above the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 44.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.6, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 8 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 27956, plus 6 more within Currituck County, give a clearer read than the 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 27956, Maple, 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
340
Population
12.0
Area (sq mi)
28
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 27956?
38.6
Median Age
52.1%
Male
47.9%
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?
$31,499
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?
57
Total Housing Units
49
Occupied Units
8
Vacant Units
1.92
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$473,300
Median Home Value
+82% vs state
2002
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 27956, employing approximately 32 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,062,000.
4
Businesses
32
Employees
$1.1M
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 27956 vs 27929 →
ZIP 27956 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 27958
Moyock (27958)
10,144 residents
- 27950 2,006
Knotts Island (27950)
2,006 residents
- 27973 1,323
Shawboro (27973)
1,323 residents
- 27929 1,166
Currituck (27929)
1,166 residents
- 27917 833
Barco (27917)
833 residents
- 27916 747
Aydlett (27916)
747 residents
- 27923 598
Coinjock (27923)
598 residents
- 27965 527
Poplar Branch (27965)
527 residents
- 27956 340
Maple (27956)
340 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 27956 ranks #9 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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