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Knightdale ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Knightdale, NC is 27545, and its area codes are 919 and 984.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
20,214
Area codes
919, 984

Mail addressed to Knightdale 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.

Knightdale in numbers

About 20,214 people live in Knightdale, in 7,594 households, the 48th-largest of North Carolina's 771 census places. The median household income is $103,220 a year, 43% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $380,100 (32% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,674 a month. The median age is 33.6; 48.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population20,214Knightdale20,214
Households7,594Knightdale7,594
Median age33.6Knightdale33.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$103,220Knightdale$103,220North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$380,100Knightdale$380,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,674Knightdale$1,674North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.9%Knightdale48.9%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.0 minKnightdale24.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,100 / sq miKnightdale2,100 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Knightdale

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Knightdale
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27545 Knightdale , NC Standard 34,163 $91,527 $346,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Knightdale

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

ZIP codes overlapping Knightdale
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27604 Raleigh , NC Standard 44,514 $70,375 $349,200
27610 Raleigh , NC Standard 81,419 $67,932 $293,000

Map of Knightdale ZIP codes

27545

The ZIP codes of Knightdale, 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 Knightdale

The nearest larger towns are Raleigh (481,031 people, 8.6 mi), Clayton (29,320 people, 9.7 mi) and Garner (34,473 people, 9.7 mi).

Towns near Knightdale
TownPopulationDistance
Wendell 13,064 8.1 mi
Raleigh 481,031 8.6 mi
Rolesville 10,766 8.8 mi
Clayton 29,320 9.7 mi
Garner 34,473 9.7 mi
Archer Lodge 5,186 10.3 mi
Zebulon 8,711 10.5 mi
Wake Forest 52,844 12.0 mi
Wilson's Mills 2,753 16.1 mi
Youngsville 3,011 16.8 mi
Cary 179,306 18.3 mi
Morrisville 31,422 19.4 mi
Smithfield 12,116 20.2 mi
Fuquay-Varina 40,485 20.8 mi

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