ZIP 27937 · Gates
Who lives in ZIP code 27937 (Gates, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gates, NC · Gates County
uszips 2026
People2,936
Median age42.4
Household income$70,086
Home value$161,485
Median rent$1,208/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+10.2%
Commute41 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,269
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.8% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
24.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,892.
Education (adults 25+)
28.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.5%
- Never married
- 29.4%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 38.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.9%
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.9%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.