ZIP 27979 · Sunbury
Who lives in ZIP code 27979 (Sunbury, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sunbury, NC · Gates County
uszips 2026
People1,161
Median age54.6
Household income$63,170
Home value$194,193
Median rent—
Poverty9.0%
College degree+13.9%
Commute54 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 459
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.9% are 65 or older; 82.7% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,224.
Education (adults 25+)
12.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.7%
- Never married
- 22.9%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 33.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.1%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.2%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.