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Kernersville ZIP codes, North Carolina

Kernersville, NC has 2 ZIP codes (27284 and 27285) and area codes 336 and 743. The largest is 27284.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
27,830
Area codes
336, 743

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

Kernersville in numbers

About 27,830 people live in Kernersville, in 12,630 households, the 40th-largest of North Carolina's 771 census places. The median household income is $71,918 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,700 (about the same as the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,082 a month. The median age is 39.3; 37.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population27,830Kernersville27,830
Households12,630Kernersville12,630
Median age39.3Kernersville39.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,918Kernersville$71,918North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$290,700Kernersville$290,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,082Kernersville$1,082North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%Kernersville37.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.6 minKernersville22.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,454 / sq miKernersville1,454 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kernersville

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kernersville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27284 Kernersville , NC Standard 58,065 $82,461 $283,600
27285 Kernersville , NC No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kernersville

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

ZIP codes overlapping Kernersville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27107 Winston-Salem , NC Standard 50,769 $60,729 $220,900
27235 Colfax , NC Standard 5,237 $101,173 $304,000

Map of Kernersville ZIP codes

2728427285

The ZIP codes of Kernersville, 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 Kernersville

The nearest larger towns are High Point (116,245 people, 9.4 mi), Winston-Salem (252,037 people, 10.0 mi) and Greensboro (301,198 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Kernersville
TownPopulationDistance
Walkertown 5,873 5.7 mi
Oak Ridge 7,744 6.9 mi
Wallburg 3,150 8.0 mi
High Point 116,245 9.4 mi
Winston-Salem 252,037 10.0 mi
Stokesdale 6,004 10.2 mi
Jamestown 3,708 11.1 mi
Midway 4,897 11.9 mi
Summerfield 11,116 12.1 mi
Greensboro 301,198 14.4 mi
Rural Hall 3,466 14.5 mi
Archdale 12,087 15.5 mi
Thomasville 27,321 15.5 mi
Trinity 7,111 16.3 mi

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