ZIP 27857 · Oak City
Who lives in ZIP code 27857 (Oak City, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Oak City, NC · Martin County
uszips 2026
People1,099
Median age56.3
Household income$61,389
Home value—
Median rent—
Poverty14.1%
College degree+11.0%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 570
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
37.3% are 65 or older; 93.5% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,953.
Education (adults 25+)
58.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.7%
- Never married
- 29.6%
- Divorced
- 18.7%
- Widowed
- 12.0%
- Family size
- 2.26
- Dual-income families
- 66.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.3%
- Unemployment
- 0.8%
- Self-employed
- 8.0%
- Farmers
- 6.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.0%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 25.6%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.