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Dortches ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Dortches, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 27804 and 27809. Its area code is 252.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,158
Area code
252

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

Dortches in numbers

About 1,158 people live in Dortches, in 410 households. The median household income is $74,500 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $247,600 (14% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,215 a month. The median age is 43.7; 24.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population1,158Dortches1,158
Households410Dortches410
Median age43.7Dortches43.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,500Dortches$74,500North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$247,600Dortches$247,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,215Dortches$1,215North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%Dortches24.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.3 minDortches20.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density146 / sq miDortches146 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Dortches

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

ZIP codes overlapping Dortches
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27804 Rocky Mount , NC Standard 30,713 $61,359 $209,300
27809 Battleboro , NC Standard 3,930 $88,750 $152,500

Map of Dortches ZIP codes

2780427809

The ZIP codes of Dortches, 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 Dortches

The nearest larger towns are Rocky Mount (54,297 people, 4.0 mi), Red Oak (3,405 people, 4.3 mi) and Nashville (5,729 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near Dortches
TownPopulationDistance
Rocky Mount 54,297 4.0 mi
Red Oak 3,405 4.3 mi
Nashville 5,729 6.3 mi
Tarboro 10,770 18.3 mi
Lake Royale 3,168 19.0 mi
Wilson 48,370 19.8 mi
Louisburg 3,263 25.5 mi
Zebulon 8,711 28.5 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Nash County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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