What city is 27546 in?

27546 is a Lillington, NC mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Mamers, 4% lies inside Lillington and 2% lies inside Buies Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 27546?

About 21,419 people (±1,694), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 20,637.

What is the median household income in 27546?

$66,746 (±$6,624), 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 27546?

12 USPS carrier routes with 9,268 residential and 288 business mailboxes (9,523 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 27546?

The closest, measured center to center: 28323 (5.1 mi, Bunnlevel), 27506 (7.1 mi, Buies Creek), 27505 (8.1 mi, Broadway), 28339 (8.9 mi, Erwin), 28356 (11 mi, Linden) and 27526 (11.1 mi, Fuquay-Varina).

27546 ZIP Code, Lillington, NC

27546 is a ZIP code in Lillington, North Carolina in Harnett County. It covers 123 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28323, 27506 and 27505. 21,419 people live here in 7,515 households. With about 175 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (67% own). Median household income is $66,746, close to the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Lillington, NC
County: Harnett County
Land area: 123 sq mi
Population: 21,419
Median household income: $66,746
Carrier routes: 12 (9,268 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	21,419
Households	7,515
Median household income	$66,746
Income per person	$32,320
Median age	36.7
Homeowners	67.1%
Median home value	$269,900
Median rent	$1,136
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%
Average commute (minutes)	30.9
Households with kids under 18	31.7%
Moved in the past year	15.7%
Below the poverty line	20.0%
Broadband internet	87.3%
Speak a non-English language at home	9.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.5%
$10–15K	3.7%
$15–25K	8.1%
$25–35K	11.2%
$35–50K	7.6%
$50–75K	15.7%
$75–100K	14.4%
$100–150K	15.9%
$150–200K	10.4%
$200K+	5.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	9.3%
10–19	13.9%
20–24	8.5%
25–34	13.4%
35–44	17.1%
45–54	11.6%
55–64	10.6%
65–74	8.4%
75+	7.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	37.9%
Owned outright	23.3%
Rented	29.6%
Vacant	9.2%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	68.8%
Townhome	2.5%
2–4 units	5.9%
5–19 units	4.4%
20+ units	0.8%
Mobile / other	17.7%

Businesses in 27546

326 business establishments with 3,745 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 54
Health Care and Social Assistance: 44
Construction: 42
Accommodation and Food Services: 36
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 32
Other Services (except Public Administration): 28
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 16
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 15

EDDM carrier routes

27546 has 12 USPS carrier routes with 9,268 residential and 288 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 27546

27546 has 12 USPS carrier routes (12 rural (R)) with 9,268 residential and 288 business mailboxes. Routes range from 614 homes (R007) to 947 homes (R001); the median route has 793 homes. The Census counted 7,515 households in 27546 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	0
500–749	5
750–999	7
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 83, 860 homes
Route R012 — USPS business mailboxes 55, 822 homes
Route R011 — USPS business mailboxes 33, 797 homes
Route R006 — USPS business mailboxes 32, 840 homes
Route R005 — USPS business mailboxes 24, 659 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 27546

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	947	4	$86,839	—	—	—
R002	Rural	700	7	$86,010	—	—	—
R003	Rural	727	9	$53,885	—	—	—
R004	Rural	788	9	$73,825	—	—	—
R005	Rural	659	24	$64,330	—	—	—
R006	Rural	840	32	$87,334	—	—	—
R007	Rural	614	10	$81,707	—	—	—
R008	Rural	838	20	$86,839	—	—	—
R009	Rural	860	83	$81,707	—	—	—
R010	Rural	676	2	$81,707	—	—	—
R011	Rural	797	33	$68,854	—	—	—
R012	Rural	822	55	$64,330	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 27546 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

28323 — Bunnlevel CDP, NC (5.1 mi)
27506 — Buies Creek CDP, NC (7.1 mi)
27505 — Broadway town, NC (8.1 mi)
28339 — Erwin town, NC (8.9 mi)
28356 — Linden town, NC (11 mi)
27526 — Fuquay-Varina town, NC (11.1 mi)
27521 — Coats town, NC (11.8 mi)
27501 — Angier town, NC (12.1 mi)

Areas that include 27546

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 27546, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 27546 in?: 27546 is a Lillington, NC mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Mamers, 4% lies inside Lillington and 2% lies inside Buies Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 27546 in?: 27546 is in Harnett County.
What is the population of 27546?: About 21,419 people (±1,694), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 20,637.
What is the median household income in 27546?: $66,746 (±$6,624), 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 27546?: 12 USPS carrier routes with 9,268 residential and 288 business mailboxes (9,523 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 27546?: The closest, measured center to center: 28323 (5.1 mi, Bunnlevel), 27506 (7.1 mi, Buies Creek), 27505 (8.1 mi, Broadway), 28339 (8.9 mi, Erwin), 28356 (11 mi, Linden) and 27526 (11.1 mi, Fuquay-Varina).

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