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ZIP Codes With the Oldest Population in North Carolina

What this measures. Median age of residents, ACS 5-year estimate. Source: Census American Community Survey, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Median age
1 28664 Plumtree Avery 76.5
2 28733 Fontana Dam Graham 72.6
3 27841 Hassell Martin 71.3
4 28468 Sunset Beach Brunswick 68.0
5 28629 Glendale Springs Ashe 67.7
6 27967 Powellsville Bertie 66.9
7 28362 Marietta Robeson 66.9
8 28552 Lowland Pamlico 66.9
9 27881 Speed Edgecombe 66.3
10 27247 Ether Montgomery 65.5
11 28467 Calabash Brunswick 65.4
12 28735 Gerton Henderson 64.5
13 28528 Gloucester Carteret 64.3
14 28571 Oriental Pamlico 64.2
15 27875 Scranton Hyde 63.5
16 27927 Corolla Currituck 63.4
17 27957 Merry Hill Bertie 63.3
18 27982 Waves Dare 63.3
19 28774 Sapphire Transylvania 63.2
20 28741 Highlands Macon 63.0
21 27842 Henrico Northampton 62.7
22 28461 Southport Brunswick 62.6
23 28579 Smyrna Carteret 62.3
24 27827 Falkland Pitt 62.1
25 27861 Parmele Martin 62.1
26 28465 Oak Island Brunswick 62.0
27 27873 Saratoga Wilson 61.9
28 27941 Harbinger Currituck 61.5
29 28531 Harkers Island Carteret 61.5
30 27943 Hatteras Dare 61.3
31 28434 Council Bladen 61.2
32 28469 Ocean Isle Beach Brunswick 61.2
33 28671 Rutherford College Burke 61.1
34 27874 Scotland Neck Halifax 61.0
35 28746 Lake Lure Rutherford 61.0
36 28374 Pinehurst Moore 60.7
37 28512 Atlantic Beach Carteret 60.6
38 27821 Edward Beaufort 60.4
39 28594 Emerald Isle Carteret 60.3
40 27840 Hamilton Martin 60.2
41 28331 Cumberland Cumberland 60.1
42 27584 Townsville Vance 60.0
43 28619 Drexel Burke 59.9
44 27042 Pine Hall Stokes 59.7
45 28646 Linville Avery 59.7
46 28480 Wrightsville Beach New Hanover 59.6
47 28782 Tryon Polk 59.4
48 27869 Rich Square Northampton 59.1
49 27970 Roper Washington 59.1
50 28652 Minneapolis Avery 59.1

Showing the top 50 of 825 ZIP codes in North Carolina that have this figure . 28664 ranks 1st at 76.5, against 59.1 in 50th place.

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zipcodes.pro. “ZIP Codes With the Oldest Population in North Carolina.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/rankings/nc/oldest

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