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Sharpsburg ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Sharpsburg, NC is 27878, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,605
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sharpsburg itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Rocky Mount (2.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Sharpsburg uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Sharpsburg in numbers

About 1,605 people live in Sharpsburg, in 648 households. The median household income is $54,709 a year, 24% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,900 (58% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $954 a month. The median age is 36.1; 8.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population1,605Sharpsburg1,605
Households648Sharpsburg648
Median age36.1Sharpsburg36.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,709Sharpsburg$54,709North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$121,900Sharpsburg$121,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$954Sharpsburg$954North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%Sharpsburg8.2%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.5 minSharpsburg28.5 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,584 / sq miSharpsburg1,584 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sharpsburg

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sharpsburg
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27878 Sharpsburg , NC Standard 1,094 $53,382 $111,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Sharpsburg

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sharpsburg
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27801 Rocky Mount , NC Standard 19,532 $44,884 $115,400
27803 Rocky Mount , NC Standard 20,055 $60,124 $174,500

Map of Sharpsburg ZIP codes

27878

The ZIP codes of Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg

The nearest larger towns are Rocky Mount (54,297 people, 7.2 mi), Nashville (5,729 people, 10 mi) and Wilson (48,370 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Sharpsburg
TownPopulationDistance
Rocky Mount 54,297 7.2 mi
Nashville 5,729 10.0 mi
Wilson 48,370 10.9 mi
Red Oak 3,405 14.1 mi
Tarboro 10,770 15.5 mi
Lake Royale 3,168 21.4 mi
Farmville 4,514 23.1 mi
Zebulon 8,711 27.2 mi
Wendell 13,064 29.6 mi

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

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