27030 ZIP Code, Mount Airy, NC

27030 is a ZIP code in Mount Airy, North Carolina in Surry County. It covers 170 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 27007, 24317 and 27041. 36,241 people live here in 15,338 households. With about 213 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (70% own). Median household income is $46,377, well below the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents36,241
Households15,338
Median household income$46,377
Income per person$29,756
Median age43.7
Homeowners69.7%
Median home value$165,400
Median rent$754
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%
Average commute (minutes)23.3
Households with kids under 1830.1%
Moved in the past year8.9%
Below the poverty line19.1%
Broadband internet85.4%
Speak a non-English language at home9.8%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K7.0%
$10–15K6.9%
$15–25K10.6%
$25–35K13.3%
$35–50K15.8%
$50–75K13.9%
$75–100K11.5%
$100–150K13.1%
$150–200K5.6%
$200K+2.4%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1012.2%
10–1911.0%
20–245.1%
25–3412.2%
35–4411.5%
45–5412.6%
55–6414.4%
65–7411.1%
75+9.9%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage33.3%
Owned outright30.0%
Rented26.5%
Vacant10.2%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house65.0%
Townhome1.9%
2–4 units6.2%
5–19 units3.6%
20+ units2.2%
Mobile / other21.1%

Businesses in 27030

905 business establishments with 22,472 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

27030 has 26 USPS carrier routes with 16,645 residential and 1,318 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 27030

27030 has 26 USPS carrier routes (11 city (C), 15 rural (R)) with 16,645 residential and 1,318 business mailboxes. Routes range from 224 homes (R012) to 862 homes (R015); the median route has 667 homes. The Census counted 15,338 households in 27030 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4993
500–74915
750–9997
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C012 — USPS business mailboxes 241, 575 homes
  2. Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 171, 427 homes
  3. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 163, 417 homes
  4. Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 135, 554 homes
  5. Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 79, 574 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 27030

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City4093$54,656———
C002City417163$29,934———
C003City427171$39,260———
C004City57479$55,769———
C005City57555$29,934———
C006City75178$39,260———
C007City72038$17,355———
C008City554135$71,210———
C009City58531$54,656———
C010City68423$45,376———
C012City575241$29,934———
R001Rural74240$59,366———
R002Rural75413$55,769———
R003Rural6499$44,253———
R004Rural6047$30,912———
R005Rural73922$52,353———
R006Rural64235$76,659———
R007Rural76618$45,837———
R008Rural77515$37,123———
R009Rural72913$52,536———
R010Rural78522$40,165———
R011Rural75512$60,917———
R012Rural22437$52,353———
R013Rural62629$47,845———
R014Rural72214$64,652———
R015Rural86215$34,366———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 27030 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 27030, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 27030 in?
27030 is a Mount Airy, NC mailing address. By land area, 7% lies inside Mount Airy, 2% lies inside White Plains and 2% lies inside Flat Rock; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 27030 in?
27030 is in Surry County.
What is the population of 27030?
About 36,241 people (±1,130), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 36,995.
What is the median household income in 27030?
$46,377 (±$3,390), compared with $72,388 for North Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 27030?
26 USPS carrier routes with 16,645 residential and 1,318 business mailboxes (17,960 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 27030?
The closest, measured center to center: 27007 (7.3 mi), 24317 (8 mi, Cana), 27041 (9.5 mi, Pilot Mountain), 24053 (9.7 mi), 24351 (9.8 mi) and 27017 (10.3 mi, Dobson).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.