ZIP 27597 · Zebulon
Who lives in ZIP code 27597 (Zebulon, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Zebulon, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People30,184
Median age38.9
Household income$84,625
Home value$299,228
Median rent$997/mo
Poverty13.6%
College degree+27.0%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 98 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,976
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
41.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,129.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.6%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 52.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.1%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 11.4%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.