What city is 27530 in?

27530 is a Goldsboro, NC mailing address. By land area, 13% lies inside Goldsboro and 4% lies inside Mar-Mac; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 27530?

About 37,634 people (±1,728), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 37,470.

What is the median household income in 27530?

$54,504 (±$2,360), 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 27530?

28 USPS carrier routes with 16,515 residential and 1,220 business mailboxes (17,735 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 27530?

The closest, measured center to center: 27533 (1.3 mi, Goldsboro), 27531 (5.9 mi, Goldsboro), 27569 (7 mi, Princeton), 28333 (7.1 mi, Dudley), 27863 (8.9 mi, Pikeville) and 27534 (9.9 mi, Goldsboro).

27530 ZIP Code, Goldsboro, NC

27530 is a ZIP code in Goldsboro, North Carolina in Wayne County. It covers 107 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 27533, 27531 and 27569. 37,634 people live here in 15,976 households. With about 353 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (56% own). Median household income is $54,504, below the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Goldsboro, NC
County: Wayne County
Land area: 107 sq mi
Population: 37,634
Median household income: $54,504
Carrier routes: 28 (16,515 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	37,634
Households	15,976
Median household income	$54,504
Income per person	$31,603
Median age	39.3
Homeowners	56.0%
Median home value	$200,300
Median rent	$835
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%
Average commute (minutes)	21.3
Households with kids under 18	30.9%
Moved in the past year	12.8%
Below the poverty line	19.2%
Broadband internet	86.7%
Speak a non-English language at home	9.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	6.8%
$10–15K	6.7%
$15–25K	9.0%
$25–35K	8.9%
$35–50K	14.2%
$50–75K	17.3%
$75–100K	13.0%
$100–150K	14.5%
$150–200K	4.7%
$200K+	4.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	13.7%
10–19	12.5%
20–24	5.8%
25–34	12.7%
35–44	12.3%
45–54	11.1%
55–64	13.8%
65–74	11.4%
75+	6.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	31.1%
Owned outright	19.2%
Rented	38.7%
Vacant	11.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	64.3%
Townhome	2.0%
2–4 units	9.9%
5–19 units	6.2%
20+ units	2.5%
Mobile / other	15.0%

Businesses in 27530

799 business establishments with 11,932 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 143
Other Services (except Public Administration): 111
Health Care and Social Assistance: 88
Construction: 78
Accommodation and Food Services: 71
Wholesale Trade: 57
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 53
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 33

EDDM carrier routes

27530 has 28 USPS carrier routes with 16,515 residential and 1,220 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 27530

27530 has 28 USPS carrier routes (13 city (C), 15 rural (R)) with 16,515 residential and 1,220 business mailboxes. Routes range from 129 homes (R030) to 845 homes (C016); the median route has 624 homes. The Census counted 15,976 households in 27530 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	5
500–749	21
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 204, 615 homes
Route C029 — USPS business mailboxes 110, 604 homes
Route C018 — USPS business mailboxes 110, 422 homes
Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 106, 386 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 93, 645 homes

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Every carrier route in 27530

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	557	5	$57,626	—	—	—
C002	City	615	204	$25,905	—	—	—
C003	City	645	93	$25,905	—	—	—
C004	City	566	26	$74,224	—	—	—
C006	City	472	37	$21,208	—	—	—
C007	City	446	64	$55,818	—	—	—
C008	City	418	16	$55,818	—	—	—
C010	City	386	106	$12,100	—	—	—
C016	City	845	19	$39,590	—	—	—
C017	City	634	17	$12,100	—	—	—
C018	City	422	110	$51,425	—	—	—
C027	City	669	5	$29,084	—	—	—
C029	City	604	110	$21,208	—	—	—
R001	Rural	626	28	$43,484	—	—	—
R005	Rural	695	7	$53,635	—	—	—
R006	Rural	697	15	$76,384	—	—	—
R007	Rural	686	12	$80,322	—	—	—
R008	Rural	643	17	$92,986	—	—	—
R012	Rural	678	35	$62,349	—	—	—
R013	Rural	580	58	$66,438	—	—	—
R014	Rural	671	6	$102,556	—	—	—
R019	Rural	621	9	$92,986	—	—	—
R022	Rural	703	29	$102,556	—	—	—
R023	Rural	722	17	$21,208	—	—	—
R026	Rural	657	44	$36,022	—	—	—
R027	Rural	581	53	$66,438	—	—	—
R029	Rural	547	38	$92,986	—	—	—
R030	Rural	129	40	$72,210	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 27530 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.

Nearby ZIP codes

27533 — Goldsboro city, NC (1.3 mi)
27531 — Goldsboro city, NC (5.9 mi)
27569 — Princeton town, NC (7 mi)
28333 — Dudley CDP, NC (7.1 mi)
27863 — Pikeville town, NC (8.9 mi)
27534 — Goldsboro city, NC (9.9 mi)
27568 — Pine Level town, NC (13.6 mi)
27830 — Fremont town, NC (14 mi)

Areas that include 27530

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 27530, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 27530 in?: 27530 is a Goldsboro, NC mailing address. By land area, 13% lies inside Goldsboro and 4% lies inside Mar-Mac; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 27530 in?: 27530 is in Wayne County.
What is the population of 27530?: About 37,634 people (±1,728), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 37,470.
What is the median household income in 27530?: $54,504 (±$2,360), 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 27530?: 28 USPS carrier routes with 16,515 residential and 1,220 business mailboxes (17,735 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 27530?: The closest, measured center to center: 27533 (1.3 mi, Goldsboro), 27531 (5.9 mi, Goldsboro), 27569 (7 mi, Princeton), 28333 (7.1 mi, Dudley), 27863 (8.9 mi, Pikeville) and 27534 (9.9 mi, Goldsboro).

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