What city is 27534 in?

27534 is a Goldsboro, NC mailing address. By land area, 15% lies inside Goldsboro, 9% lies inside Elroy, 3% lies inside New Hope and 3% lies inside Walnut Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 27534?

About 30,415 people (±1,703), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 30,844.

What is the median household income in 27534?

$62,574 (±$4,177), 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 27534?

22 USPS carrier routes with 15,627 residential and 1,233 business mailboxes (16,862 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 27534?

The closest, measured center to center: 27531 (4.9 mi, Goldsboro), 28551 (6.8 mi, La Grange), 27533 (8.7 mi, Goldsboro), 28333 (9.3 mi, Dudley), 27863 (9.5 mi, Pikeville) and 27530 (9.9 mi, Goldsboro).

27534 ZIP Code, Goldsboro, NC

27534 is a ZIP code in Goldsboro, North Carolina in Wayne County. It covers 73 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 27531, 28551 and 27533. 30,415 people live here in 13,560 households. With about 416 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (52% own). Median household income is $62,574, below the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Goldsboro, NC
County: Wayne County
Land area: 73 sq mi
Population: 30,415
Median household income: $62,574
Carrier routes: 22 (15,627 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	30,415
Households	13,560
Median household income	$62,574
Income per person	$38,578
Median age	39
Homeowners	52.4%
Median home value	$208,000
Median rent	$1,135
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%
Average commute (minutes)	21.1
Households with kids under 18	28.4%
Moved in the past year	15.6%
Below the poverty line	12.2%
Broadband internet	91.9%
Speak a non-English language at home	13.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.5%
$10–15K	2.1%
$15–25K	9.6%
$25–35K	7.6%
$35–50K	15.4%
$50–75K	18.8%
$75–100K	13.6%
$100–150K	14.3%
$150–200K	7.4%
$200K+	6.7%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.4%
10–19	11.5%
20–24	7.5%
25–34	14.1%
35–44	11.8%
45–54	10.8%
55–64	12.8%
65–74	9.9%
75+	9.1%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	27.5%
Owned outright	20.7%
Rented	43.2%
Vacant	8.5%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	56.3%
Townhome	5.6%
2–4 units	10.8%
5–19 units	7.4%
20+ units	7.0%
Mobile / other	13.0%

Businesses in 27534

786 business establishments with 13,009 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 191
Health Care and Social Assistance: 134
Accommodation and Food Services: 115
Other Services (except Public Administration): 85
Finance and Insurance: 57
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 42
Construction: 37
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 30

EDDM carrier routes

27534 has 22 USPS carrier routes with 15,627 residential and 1,233 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 27534

27534 has 22 USPS carrier routes (8 city (C), 14 rural (R)) with 15,627 residential and 1,233 business mailboxes. Routes range from 333 homes (C026) to 982 homes (C014); the median route has 717 homes. The Census counted 13,560 households in 27534 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	12
750–999	9
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C022 — USPS business mailboxes 200, 655 homes
Route C023 — USPS business mailboxes 198, 714 homes
Route C026 — USPS business mailboxes 134, 333 homes
Route C021 — USPS business mailboxes 110, 597 homes
Route R011 — USPS business mailboxes 107, 720 homes

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Every carrier route in 27534

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C011	City	888	31	$33,844	—	—	—
C014	City	982	41	$41,005	—	—	—
C015	City	594	0	$45,369	—	—	—
C021	City	597	110	$41,005	—	—	—
C022	City	655	200	$54,259	—	—	—
C023	City	714	198	$25,905	—	—	—
C024	City	527	5	$41,005	—	—	—
C026	City	333	134	$54,259	—	—	—
R002	Rural	792	18	$80,322	—	—	—
R003	Rural	746	10	$50,910	—	—	—
R004	Rural	691	29	$59,868	—	—	—
R009	Rural	539	7	$95,721	—	—	—
R010	Rural	669	77	$51,467	—	—	—
R011	Rural	720	107	$61,460	—	—	—
R015	Rural	837	9	$50,910	—	—	—
R016	Rural	843	60	$86,091	—	—	—
R017	Rural	822	2	$50,402	—	—	—
R018	Rural	611	6	$85,995	—	—	—
R020	Rural	804	46	$56,167	—	—	—
R021	Rural	789	24	$45,369	—	—	—
R024	Rural	559	92	$54,259	—	—	—
R025	Rural	915	27	$36,022	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 27534 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

27531 — Goldsboro city, NC (4.9 mi)
28551 — La Grange town, NC (6.8 mi)
27533 — Goldsboro city, NC (8.7 mi)
28333 — Dudley CDP, NC (9.3 mi)
27863 — Pikeville town, NC (9.5 mi)
27530 — Goldsboro city, NC (9.9 mi)
28578 — Seven Springs town, NC (12 mi)
28580 — Snow Hill town, NC (13 mi)

Areas that include 27534

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 27534, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 27534 in?: 27534 is a Goldsboro, NC mailing address. By land area, 15% lies inside Goldsboro, 9% lies inside Elroy, 3% lies inside New Hope and 3% lies inside Walnut Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 27534 in?: 27534 is in Wayne County.
What is the population of 27534?: About 30,415 people (±1,703), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 30,844.
What is the median household income in 27534?: $62,574 (±$4,177), 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 27534?: 22 USPS carrier routes with 15,627 residential and 1,233 business mailboxes (16,862 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 27534?: The closest, measured center to center: 27531 (4.9 mi, Goldsboro), 28551 (6.8 mi, La Grange), 27533 (8.7 mi, Goldsboro), 28333 (9.3 mi, Dudley), 27863 (9.5 mi, Pikeville) and 27530 (9.9 mi, Goldsboro).

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