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Butner ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Butner, NC is 27509, and its area codes are 919 and 984.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
8,065
Area codes
919, 984

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Butner itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Creedmoor (5.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Butner uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Butner in numbers

About 8,065 people live in Butner, in 2,683 households. The median household income is $74,739 a year, 3% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,100 (20% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,307 a month. The median age is 40.3; 27.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population8,065Butner8,065
Households2,683Butner2,683
Median age40.3Butner40.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,739Butner$74,739North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$231,100Butner$231,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,307Butner$1,307North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%Butner27.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.1 minButner24.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density585 / sq miButner585 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Butner

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Butner
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27509 Butner , NC Standard 7,766 $73,136 $215,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Butner

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

ZIP codes overlapping Butner
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27522 Creedmoor , NC Standard 13,083 $77,094 $270,700
27581 Stem , NC Standard 3,880 $59,492 $210,600

Map of Butner ZIP codes

27509

The ZIP codes of Butner, 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 Butner

The nearest larger towns are Durham (291,467 people, 14 mi), Oxford (8,914 people, 16 mi) and Wake Forest (52,844 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Butner
TownPopulationDistance
Creedmoor 4,997 3.6 mi
Durham 291,467 13.9 mi
Oxford 8,914 15.5 mi
Youngsville 3,011 16.0 mi
Franklinton 2,645 16.2 mi
Wake Forest 52,844 17.3 mi
Hillsborough 9,724 20.3 mi
Morrisville 31,422 21.3 mi
Raleigh 481,031 21.6 mi
Rolesville 10,766 21.6 mi
Chapel Hill 61,607 22.0 mi
Roxboro 8,182 22.3 mi
Henderson 14,885 22.5 mi
Carrboro 21,204 24.1 mi

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