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Forest Oaks ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Forest Oaks, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 27406. Its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
4,293
Area codes
336, 743

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

Forest Oaks in numbers

About 4,293 people live in Forest Oaks, in 1,624 households. The median household income is $107,604 a year, 49% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $349,300 (21% above the North Carolina median). The median age is 48.4; 46.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population4,293Forest Oaks4,293
Households1,624Forest Oaks1,624
Median age48.4Forest Oaks48.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$107,604Forest Oaks$107,604North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$349,300Forest Oaks$349,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher46.1%Forest Oaks46.1%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.0 minForest Oaks22.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density895 / sq miForest Oaks895 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Forest Oaks

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

ZIP codes overlapping Forest Oaks
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27406 Greensboro , NC Standard 60,651 $59,563 $204,400

Map of Forest Oaks ZIP codes

27406

The ZIP codes of Forest Oaks, 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 Forest Oaks

The nearest larger towns are Pleasant Garden (5,060 people, 3.6 mi), Greensboro (301,198 people, 9.8 mi) and Gibsonville (9,467 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Forest Oaks
TownPopulationDistance
Pleasant Garden 5,060 3.6 mi
Greensboro 301,198 9.8 mi
Liberty 2,682 12.1 mi
Gibsonville 9,467 12.1 mi
Jamestown 3,708 12.7 mi
Randleman 4,644 13.2 mi
Elon 11,032 13.6 mi
Burlington 59,610 14.7 mi
Archdale 12,087 15.2 mi
High Point 116,245 15.9 mi
Glen Raven 3,506 16.4 mi
Summerfield 11,116 17.9 mi
Graham 18,048 18.4 mi
Trinity 7,111 18.6 mi

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