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Ocracoke ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Ocracoke, NC is 27960, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
723
Area code
252

Ocracoke in numbers

About 723 people live in Ocracoke, in 387 households. The median household income is $77,583 a year, 7% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $456,200 (58% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,408 a month. The median age is 49.8; 39.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 17 minutes.

Population723Ocracoke723
Households387Ocracoke387
Median age49.8Ocracoke49.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,583Ocracoke$77,583North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$456,200Ocracoke$456,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,408Ocracoke$1,408North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%Ocracoke39.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute16.8 minOcracoke16.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density84 / sq miOcracoke84 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Ocracoke

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ocracoke
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27960 Ocracoke , NC Standard 723 $77,583 $456,200

Map of Ocracoke ZIP codes

27960

The ZIP codes of Ocracoke, 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 Ocracoke

The nearest larger towns are Buxton (1,267 people, 29 mi), Oriental (873 people, 39 mi) and Harkers Island (1,060 people, 41 mi).

More nearby: every ZIP code in Hyde County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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