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Poplar Branch ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Poplar Branch, NC is 27965, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
648
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Poplar Branch itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Shiloh (4.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Poplar Branch in numbers

About 648 people live in Poplar Branch, in 335 households. The median household income is $63,542 a year, 12% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $334,000 (16% above the North Carolina median).

Population648Poplar Branch648
Households335Poplar Branch335
Median household income$63,542Poplar Branch$63,542North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$334,000Poplar Branch$334,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Poplar Branch

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Poplar Branch
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27965 Poplar Branch , NC Standard 648 $63,542 $334,000

Map of Poplar Branch ZIP codes

27965

The ZIP codes of Poplar Branch, 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 Poplar Branch

The nearest larger towns are Grandy (2,245 people, 4.9 mi), Duck (669 people, 12 mi) and Camden (1,115 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Poplar Branch
TownPopulationDistance
Southern Shores 3,139 16.5 mi
Elizabeth City 18,871 17.0 mi
Kitty Hawk 3,724 19.5 mi
Moyock 5,684 19.7 mi
Kill Devil Hills 7,761 24.0 mi
Nags Head 3,160 29.4 mi

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

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