Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 27979: Sunbury, NC
ZIP code 27979 uses the postal name Sunbury, North Carolina and lies entirely in Gates County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $63,170 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 4% of its land lies in Sunbury (a census-designated place); 97% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Sunbury · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Gates County
- Census places
- Sunbury census-designated place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- House district
- NC-1 119th Congress
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 70.7 sq mi · 16 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 27979?
27979 centers on 36.437°, -76.561° and covers 70.7 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 27946, 27926, 27938, 27919, 27976, 27937, 27909.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27979, 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 27979 compare with the rest of Gates County?
| Measure | 27979 | In Gates County | In NC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,161 | 5th of 7 | 675th of 853 |
| Median household income | $63k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $192k | 2nd of 4 | 399th of 572 |
27979's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$19,953) is more than a quarter of the figure ($63,170). 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 23% 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 27979?
The 2020 Census counted 1,393 people in 27979; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,161. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 19.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,161±377 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,393−19.0% since 2010 (1,719)
- Households
- 459
- Median age
- 54.6
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 27979?
Of the 1,161 people the ACS estimates in 27979, 17.3% are under 18 and 26.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (83.3%).
- Under 1817.3%
- 18 to 6455.8%
- 65 and older26.9%
- White, not Hispanic83.3%
- Black, not Hispanic9.8%
- Other or two or more6.3%
- Hispanic or Latino0.6%
- 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 27979 earn?
Median household income is $63,170 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($53,781 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $63,170±$19,953
- Income per person
- $32,493
- Below the poverty line
- 9.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 3.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 13.9%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $60,012650 returns; wages 72% 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 27979?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $192,300
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 89.5%
- Housing units
- 567
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 27979?
29 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Retail trade8
- Other services (except public administration)5
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 27979?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27946 | Hobbsville | 1,008 | $74k | 5.3 mi |
| 27926 | Corapeake | 1,983 | $57k | 5.3 mi |
| 27938 | Gatesville | 1,790 | $65k | 9.4 mi |
| 27919 | Belvidere | 936 | $103k | 9.4 mi |
| 27976 | South Mills | 4,309 | $91k | 12.8 mi |
| 27937 | Gates | 2,936 | $70k | 12.9 mi |
| 27909 | Elizabeth City | 40,869 | $67k | 19.2 mi |
| 23438 | Suffolk, VA | 1,749 | $94k | 12.5 mi (near) |
| 27969 | Roduco | 111 | – | 13.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.