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Jamestown ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Jamestown, NC is 27282, and its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
3,708
Area codes
336, 743

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Jamestown itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Greensboro (3.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Jamestown uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Jamestown in numbers

About 3,708 people live in Jamestown, in 1,589 households. The median household income is $104,844 a year, 45% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $326,800 (13% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,153 a month. The median age is 43.4; 47.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 13 minutes.

Population3,708Jamestown3,708
Households1,589Jamestown1,589
Median age43.4Jamestown43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$104,844Jamestown$104,844North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$326,800Jamestown$326,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,153Jamestown$1,153North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.7%Jamestown47.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute13.4 minJamestown13.4 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,237 / sq miJamestown1,237 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Jamestown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Jamestown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27282 Jamestown , NC Standard 15,927 $91,512 $312,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Jamestown

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

ZIP codes overlapping Jamestown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27260 High Point , NC Standard 25,299 $42,308 $128,100
27407 Greensboro , NC Standard 51,697 $59,427 $223,900

Map of Jamestown ZIP codes

27282

The ZIP codes of Jamestown, 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 Jamestown

The nearest larger towns are High Point (116,245 people, 3.3 mi), Archdale (12,087 people, 6.6 mi) and Greensboro (301,198 people, 9.1 mi).

Towns near Jamestown
TownPopulationDistance
High Point 116,245 3.3 mi
Archdale 12,087 6.6 mi
Greensboro 301,198 9.1 mi
Trinity 7,111 9.4 mi
Pleasant Garden 5,060 10.6 mi
Kernersville 27,830 11.1 mi
Thomasville 27,321 11.5 mi
Oak Ridge 7,744 12.6 mi
Forest Oaks 4,293 12.7 mi
Wallburg 3,150 13.0 mi
Summerfield 11,116 13.9 mi
Randleman 4,644 14.5 mi
Stokesdale 6,004 16.0 mi
Midway 4,897 16.1 mi

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