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Glen Raven ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Glen Raven, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 27217 and 27244. Its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
3,506
Area codes
336, 743

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

Glen Raven in numbers

About 3,506 people live in Glen Raven, in 1,251 households. The median household income is $63,173 a year, 13% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $224,000 (22% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $743 a month. The median age is 31.8; 17.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population3,506Glen Raven3,506
Households1,251Glen Raven1,251
Median age31.8Glen Raven31.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,173Glen Raven$63,173North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$224,000Glen Raven$224,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$743Glen Raven$743North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%Glen Raven17.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.5 minGlen Raven23.5 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,060 / sq miGlen Raven1,060 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Glen Raven

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

ZIP codes overlapping Glen Raven
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27217 Burlington , NC Standard 41,406 $51,950 $173,200
27244 Elon , NC Standard 16,329 $75,323 $278,000

Map of Glen Raven ZIP codes

2721727244

The ZIP codes of Glen Raven, 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 Glen Raven

The nearest larger towns are Elon (11,032 people, 2.8 mi), Burlington (59,610 people, 3.3 mi) and Gibsonville (9,467 people, 4.5 mi).

Towns near Glen Raven
TownPopulationDistance
Elon 11,032 2.8 mi
Burlington 59,610 3.3 mi
Gibsonville 9,467 4.5 mi
Graham 18,048 6.4 mi
Haw River 2,824 6.4 mi
Green Level 3,230 6.8 mi
Swepsonville 2,517 9.0 mi
Mebane 19,538 11.0 mi
Forest Oaks 4,293 16.4 mi
Reidsville 14,585 18.9 mi
Liberty 2,682 19.4 mi
Pleasant Garden 5,060 20.0 mi
Greensboro 301,198 20.0 mi
Hillsborough 9,724 20.9 mi

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