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Pelham ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Pelham, NC is 27311, and its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
3,842
Area codes
336, 743

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Pelham itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Ruffin (4.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Pelham in numbers

About 3,842 people live in Pelham, in 1,367 households. The median household income is $39,044 a year, 46% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,200 (56% below the North Carolina median).

Population3,842Pelham3,842
Households1,367Pelham1,367
Median household income$39,044Pelham$39,044North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$128,200Pelham$128,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Pelham. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Pelham

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Pelham
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27311 Pelham , NC Standard 3,842 $39,044 $128,200

Map of Pelham ZIP codes

27311

The ZIP codes of Pelham, 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 Pelham

The nearest larger towns are Danville, VA (42,214 people, 8.0 mi), Mount Hermon, VA (4,155 people, 13 mi) and Reidsville (14,585 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Pelham
TownPopulationDistance
Danville, VA 42,214 8.0 mi
Mount Hermon, VA 4,155 13.4 mi
Reidsville 14,585 14.7 mi
Eden 15,356 14.9 mi
Wentworth 2,692 16.7 mi
Glen Raven 3,506 24.6 mi
Green Level 3,230 25.7 mi
Martinsville, VA 13,658 25.9 mi
Elon 11,032 26.2 mi
Gibsonville 9,467 26.4 mi
Haw River 2,824 27.5 mi
Burlington 59,610 27.9 mi
Roxboro 8,182 28.2 mi
Collinsville, VA 7,139 29.5 mi

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