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Carrboro ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Carrboro, NC is 27510, and its area codes are 919 and 984.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
21,204
Area codes
919, 984

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Carrboro itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Chapel Hill (1.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Carrboro uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Carrboro in numbers

About 21,204 people live in Carrboro, in 9,474 households, the 47th-largest of North Carolina's 771 census places. The median household income is $85,743 a year, 18% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $539,400 (87% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,470 a month. The median age is 33.4; 69.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population21,204Carrboro21,204
Households9,474Carrboro9,474
Median age33.4Carrboro33.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,743Carrboro$85,743North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$539,400Carrboro$539,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,470Carrboro$1,470North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.9%Carrboro69.9%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.1 minCarrboro23.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,271 / sq miCarrboro3,271 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Carrboro

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Carrboro
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27510 Carrboro , NC Standard 13,868 $61,837 $449,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Carrboro

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

ZIP codes overlapping Carrboro
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27516 Chapel Hill , NC Standard 47,358 $106,353 $567,200

Map of Carrboro ZIP codes

27510

The ZIP codes of Carrboro, 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 Carrboro

The nearest larger towns are Chapel Hill (61,607 people, 2.6 mi), Durham (291,467 people, 11 mi) and Morrisville (31,422 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Carrboro
TownPopulationDistance
Chapel Hill 61,607 2.6 mi
Briar Chapel 6,049 7.2 mi
Hillsborough 9,724 10.5 mi
Durham 291,467 11.2 mi
Pittsboro 4,752 14.2 mi
Mebane 19,538 15.1 mi
Morrisville 31,422 15.2 mi
Swepsonville 2,517 16.6 mi
Cary 179,306 17.8 mi
Apex 70,630 18.1 mi
Haw River 2,824 19.0 mi
Graham 18,048 19.1 mi
Green Level 3,230 19.8 mi
Holly Springs 45,248 23.4 mi

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