ZIP 27839 · Halifax
Who lives in ZIP code 27839 (Halifax, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Halifax, NC · Halifax County
uszips 2026
People3,279
Median age50.1
Household income$48,094
Home value$93,416
Median rent$926/mo
Poverty19.5%
College degree+12.7%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roanoke Rapids, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,307
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 88.7% are adults.
Household income
10.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,006.
Education (adults 25+)
25.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.0%
- Never married
- 42.7%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 13.3%
- Family size
- 2.73
- Dual-income families
- 54.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 62% / 38%
Work
- In labor force
- 39.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 20.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.