ZIP 27801 · Rocky Mount
Who lives in ZIP code 27801 (Rocky Mount, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rocky Mount, NC · Edgecombe County
uszips 2026
People19,532
Median age34.1
Household income$44,884
Home value$113,186
Median rent$859/mo
Poverty27.6%
College degree+15.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 113 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,222
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 71.5% are adults.
Household income
16.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,576.
Education (adults 25+)
40.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.7%
- Never married
- 44.4%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.40
- Dual-income families
- 40.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.3%
- Rent burden
- 32.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.3%
- Unemployment
- 11.1%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.3%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 15.8%
- No health insurance
- 12.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.