ZIP 27973 · Shawboro
Who lives in ZIP code 27973 (Shawboro, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shawboro, NC · Currituck County
uszips 2026
People1,117
Median age36.4
Household income$86,375
Home value$321,981
Median rent—
Poverty14.9%
College degree+22.7%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 393
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.5% are 65 or older; 75.0% are adults.
Household income
29.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,681.
Education (adults 25+)
26.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 76.6%
- Never married
- 14.8%
- Divorced
- 4.9%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 68.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 78.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.2%
- Veterans
- 13.4%
- With a disability
- 12.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.