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Colfax ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Colfax, NC is 27235, and its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
5,237
Area codes
336, 743

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Colfax itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, High Point (1.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Colfax in numbers

About 5,237 people live in Colfax, in 2,282 households. The median household income is $101,173 a year, 40% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $304,000 (5% above the North Carolina median).

Population5,237Colfax5,237
Households2,282Colfax2,282
Median household income$101,173Colfax$101,173North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$304,000Colfax$304,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Colfax. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Colfax

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Colfax
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27235 Colfax , NC Standard 5,237 $101,173 $304,000

Map of Colfax ZIP codes

27235

The ZIP codes of Colfax, 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 Colfax

The nearest larger towns are Kernersville (27,830 people, 4.2 mi), Oak Ridge (7,744 people, 5.2 mi) and High Point (116,245 people, 7.6 mi).

Towns near Colfax
TownPopulationDistance
Kernersville 27,830 4.2 mi
Oak Ridge 7,744 5.2 mi
High Point 116,245 7.6 mi
Jamestown 3,708 8.1 mi
Stokesdale 6,004 9.0 mi
Summerfield 11,116 9.1 mi
Walkertown 5,873 9.7 mi
Greensboro 301,198 10.2 mi
Wallburg 3,150 10.8 mi
Archdale 12,087 13.7 mi
Winston-Salem 252,037 14.2 mi
Midway 4,897 14.7 mi
Trinity 7,111 15.4 mi
Thomasville 27,321 15.7 mi

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