ZIP 27878 · Sharpsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 27878 (Sharpsburg, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sharpsburg, NC · Nash County
uszips 2026
People1,094
Median age35.6
Household income$53,382
Home value$111,822
Median rent$926/mo
Poverty26.1%
College degree+3.7%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 537 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 470
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.4% are 65 or older; 70.2% are adults.
Household income
15.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,079.
Education (adults 25+)
0.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 24.9%
- Never married
- 49.2%
- Divorced
- 16.6%
- Widowed
- 9.3%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 35.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.3%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.