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Burlington ZIP codes, North Carolina

Burlington, NC has 3 ZIP codes (27215, 27217 and 27216) and area codes 336 and 743. The largest is 27215.

USPS city name
3 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
59,610
Area codes
336, 743

Mail addressed to Burlington uses the ZIP codes above. 4 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Burlington in numbers

About 59,610 people live in Burlington, in 25,505 households, the 18th-largest of North Carolina's 771 census places. The median household income is $56,880 a year, 21% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,200 (31% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,051 a month. The median age is 40.1; 29.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population59,610Burlington59,610
Households25,505Burlington25,505
Median age40.1Burlington40.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,880Burlington$56,880North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$199,200Burlington$199,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,051Burlington$1,051North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%Burlington29.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.7 minBurlington23.7 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,936 / sq miBurlington1,936 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Burlington

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Burlington
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27215 Burlington , NC Standard 47,102 $68,825 $259,900
27217 Burlington , NC Standard 41,406 $51,950 $173,200
27216 Burlington , NC No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Burlington

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

ZIP codes overlapping Burlington
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27244 Elon , NC Standard 16,329 $75,323 $278,000
27249 Gibsonville , NC Standard 13,741 $80,880 $236,600
27253 Graham , NC Standard 33,114 $62,774 $235,800
27377 Whitsett , NC Standard 10,885 $90,181 $305,700

Map of Burlington ZIP codes

272152721727216

The ZIP codes of Burlington, 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 Burlington

The nearest larger towns are Greensboro (301,198 people, 20 mi), Chapel Hill (61,607 people, 26 mi) and High Point (116,245 people, 30 mi).

Towns near Burlington
TownPopulationDistance
Elon 11,032 2.9 mi
Glen Raven 3,506 3.3 mi
Gibsonville 9,467 4.5 mi
Graham 18,048 4.6 mi
Haw River 2,824 6.2 mi
Swepsonville 2,517 7.1 mi
Green Level 3,230 7.6 mi
Mebane 19,538 10.7 mi
Forest Oaks 4,293 14.7 mi
Liberty 2,682 16.3 mi
Pleasant Garden 5,060 18.2 mi
Greensboro 301,198 19.9 mi
Hillsborough 9,724 20.7 mi
Reidsville 14,585 21.6 mi

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