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The Top 10 Zip Codes lists page ranks best and worst zip codes in the State of North Carolina by population density, apartment rent, home value, percentage of college graduates, and number of local businesses amongst other interresting categories. To compare zip codes, use our zip code comparison tool.

Largest Population

  Zip Code Population Rank In USA
1 28269 72,749 residents 117
2 27610 67,170 residents 186
3 28277 59,365 residents 335
4 28655 55,894 residents 429
5 27858 55,793 residents 432
6 28027 55,688 residents 440
7 27834 54,429 residents 501
8 28215 54,362 residents 508
9 27406 54,292 residents 510
10 28314 52,612 residents 594

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Highest Pct. of Wealthy Households

  Zip Code Pct. Wealthy Households Rank In USA
1 28207 35.30% 117
2 28036 16.61% 862
3 27514 15.83% 949
4 28211 15.18% 1022
5 28173 14.95% 1050
6 28480 14.54% 1100
7 27608 14.41% 1115
8 27614 13.97% 1194
9 28104 13.95% 1199
10 28226 13.55% 1258

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Highest Median Home Value

  Zip Code Med. Home Value Rank In USA
1 28480 $911,700 145
2 28207 $763,900 272
3 27608 $472,800 1166
4 28717 $452,800 1324
5 28594 $422,300 1585
6 27949 $405,300 1716
7 27514 $394,100 1822
8 28512 $392,200 1839
9 28449 $390,100 1862
10 28741 $387,800 1890

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Highest Median Apartment Rent

  Zip Code Med. Rent Rank In USA
1 27235 $2,000+ 135
2 28480 $1,423 1228
3 28594 $1,404 1316
4 28374 $1,319 1751
5 28547 $1,319 1752
6 27949 $1,257 2119
7 28460 $1,220 2373
8 27712 $1,189 2637
9 28445 $1,165 2871
10 28307 $1,158 2951

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Highest Pct. of Poor Households

  Zip Code Pct. Households Rank In USA
1 28649 65.84% 84
2 27874 64.58% 93
3 28434 64.42% 100
4 27986 61.17% 152
5 27305 60.77% 160
6 28624 59.86% 185
7 28783 58.45% 222
8 27844 58.11% 237
9 27831 58.04% 239
10 28301 57.16% 270

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Highest Pct. of College Graduates

  Zip Code Pct. Grads Rank In USA
1 27510 13.23% 24
2 27606 7.58% 139
3 27705 6.15% 225
4 27713 6.00% 240
5 27707 5.35% 296
6 27514 5.33% 300
7 27919 5.26% 313
8 27701 5.17% 331
9 27516 5.04% 350
10 28262 4.66% 409

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Highest Income Per Capita

  Zip Code Income Per Capita Rank In USA
1 28207 $100,717.00 36
2 28202 $57,110.00 539
3 28203 $57,047.00 543
4 28211 $55,136.00 617
5 27608 $54,723.00 630
6 28741 $49,571.00 931
7 28277 $49,419.00 946
8 28226 $49,335.00 950
9 28031 $48,947.00 984
10 27408 $46,867.00 1158

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Highest Pct. of Families

  Zip Code Pct. Grads Rank In USA
1 27824 60.70% 44
2 28430 60.49% 49
3 28343 60.26% 56
4 27831 58.80% 121
5 28742 58.34% 141
6 28644 58.29% 144
7 28448 57.88% 182
8 28682 57.58% 212
9 28619 57.52% 226
10 28073 57.43% 239

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