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Briar Chapel ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Briar Chapel, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 27516 and 27312. Its area codes are 919 and 984.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
6,049
Area codes
919, 984

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Briar Chapel itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Chapel Hill (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Briar Chapel in numbers

About 6,049 people live in Briar Chapel, in 2,163 households. The median household income is $166,063 a year, 2.3 times the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $570,300 (97% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $3,177 a month. The median age is 42.0; 81.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population6,049Briar Chapel6,049
Households2,163Briar Chapel2,163
Median age42.0Briar Chapel42.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$166,063Briar Chapel$166,063North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$570,300Briar Chapel$570,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,177Briar Chapel$3,177North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher81.6%Briar Chapel81.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.2 minBriar Chapel28.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,894 / sq miBriar Chapel2,894 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Briar Chapel CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Briar Chapel

These ZIP codes cover part of Briar Chapel but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Briar Chapel
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27312 Pittsboro , NC Standard 23,341 $103,104 $467,900
27516 Chapel Hill , NC Standard 47,358 $106,353 $567,200

Map of Briar Chapel ZIP codes

2731227516

The ZIP codes of Briar Chapel, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Briar Chapel

The nearest larger towns are Carrboro (21,204 people, 7.2 mi), Chapel Hill (61,607 people, 8.3 mi) and Apex (70,630 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Briar Chapel
TownPopulationDistance
Pittsboro 4,752 7.0 mi
Carrboro 21,204 7.2 mi
Chapel Hill 61,607 8.3 mi
Apex 70,630 14.9 mi
Morrisville 31,422 15.6 mi
Durham 291,467 16.2 mi
Cary 179,306 16.7 mi
Hillsborough 9,724 17.6 mi
Swepsonville 2,517 19.5 mi
Holly Springs 45,248 19.5 mi
Mebane 19,538 19.9 mi
Siler City 7,995 20.6 mi
Graham 18,048 22.1 mi
Haw River 2,824 22.9 mi

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