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Oak Ridge ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Oak Ridge, NC is 27310, and its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
7,744
Area codes
336, 743

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Oak Ridge itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Kernersville (5.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Oak Ridge uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Oak Ridge in numbers

About 7,744 people live in Oak Ridge, in 2,630 households. The median household income is $155,385 a year, 2.1 times the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $529,300 (83% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $3,009 a month. The median age is 44.2; 57.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population7,744Oak Ridge7,744
Households2,630Oak Ridge2,630
Median age44.2Oak Ridge44.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$155,385Oak Ridge$155,385North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$529,300Oak Ridge$529,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,009Oak Ridge$3,009North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.0%Oak Ridge57.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.6 minOak Ridge20.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density462 / sq miOak Ridge462 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Oak Ridge

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Oak Ridge
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27310 Oak Ridge , NC Standard 8,622 $165,898 $498,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Oak Ridge

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

ZIP codes overlapping Oak Ridge
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27284 Kernersville , NC Standard 58,065 $82,461 $283,600
27357 Stokesdale , NC Standard 9,922 $75,287 $295,000
27358 Summerfield , NC Standard 15,685 $138,717 $444,400

Map of Oak Ridge ZIP codes

27310

The ZIP codes of Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge

The nearest larger towns are Summerfield (11,116 people, 5.5 mi), Kernersville (27,830 people, 6.9 mi) and Greensboro (301,198 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Oak Ridge
TownPopulationDistance
Stokesdale 6,004 3.8 mi
Summerfield 11,116 5.5 mi
Kernersville 27,830 6.9 mi
Walkertown 5,873 10.0 mi
Greensboro 301,198 10.9 mi
Jamestown 3,708 12.6 mi
High Point 116,245 12.7 mi
Wallburg 3,150 14.8 mi
Winston-Salem 252,037 15.8 mi
Rural Hall 3,466 17.3 mi
Archdale 12,087 18.7 mi
Midway 4,897 18.7 mi
Pleasant Garden 5,060 20.3 mi
Forest Oaks 4,293 20.4 mi

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