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Ossipee ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Ossipee, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 27244. Its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
795
Area codes
336, 743

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ossipee itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Burlington (6.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Ossipee in numbers

About 795 people live in Ossipee, in 271 households. The median household income is $70,417 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,700 (56% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,094 a month. The median age is 34.8; 9.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population795Ossipee795
Households271Ossipee271
Median age34.8Ossipee34.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,417Ossipee$70,417North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$125,700Ossipee$125,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,094Ossipee$1,094North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%Ossipee9.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.5 minOssipee24.5 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,310 / sq miOssipee1,310 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Ossipee

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

ZIP codes overlapping Ossipee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27244 Elon , NC Standard 16,329 $75,323 $278,000

Map of Ossipee ZIP codes

27244

The ZIP codes of Ossipee, 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 Ossipee

The nearest larger towns are Glen Raven (3,506 people, 4.0 mi), Elon (11,032 people, 4.4 mi) and Gibsonville (9,467 people, 4.7 mi).

Towns near Ossipee
TownPopulationDistance
Glen Raven 3,506 4.0 mi
Elon 11,032 4.4 mi
Gibsonville 9,467 4.7 mi
Burlington 59,610 6.8 mi
Green Level 3,230 10.1 mi
Haw River 2,824 10.2 mi
Graham 18,048 10.4 mi
Swepsonville 2,517 13.1 mi
Mebane 19,538 14.6 mi
Reidsville 14,585 14.9 mi
Forest Oaks 4,293 16.3 mi
Greensboro 301,198 17.8 mi
Pleasant Garden 5,060 19.9 mi
Wentworth 2,692 21.0 mi

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