What city is 27948 in?

27948 is a Kill Devil Hills, NC mailing address. By land area, 61% lies inside Kill Devil Hills; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 27948?

About 12,436 people (±574), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,095.

What is the median household income in 27948?

$86,193 (±$12,613), 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 27948?

10 USPS carrier routes with 6,928 residential and 259 business mailboxes (7,187 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 27948?

The closest, measured center to center: 27949 (6.9 mi, Kitty Hawk), 27954 (7.4 mi, Manteo), 27941 (8.9 mi), 27964 (9.7 mi), 27959 (10.1 mi, Nags Head) and 27966 (11.4 mi).

27948 ZIP Code, Kill Devil Hills, NC

27948 is a ZIP code in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina in Dare County. It covers 9.3 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 27949, 27954 and 27941. 12,436 people live here in 5,586 households. At about 1,344 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most homes are owner-occupied (74%). Median household income is $86,193, above the North Carolina median of $72,388; the median age is 48.4, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Kill Devil Hills, NC
County: Dare County
Land area: 9.3 sq mi
Population: 12,436
Median household income: $86,193
Carrier routes: 10 (6,928 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	12,436
Households	5,586
Median household income	$86,193
Income per person	$46,939
Median age	48.4
Homeowners	74.2%
Median home value	$437,500
Median rent	$1,673
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.5%
Average commute (minutes)	22.7
Households with kids under 18	23.5%
Moved in the past year	9.1%
Below the poverty line	8.6%
Broadband internet	92.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	10.1%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	3.3%
$10–15K	1.5%
$15–25K	4.4%
$25–35K	8.2%
$35–50K	6.4%
$50–75K	19.4%
$75–100K	13.6%
$100–150K	21.8%
$150–200K	12.0%
$200K+	9.3%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	8.9%
10–19	10.2%
20–24	4.0%
25–34	9.0%
35–44	14.1%
45–54	15.7%
55–64	17.2%
65–74	15.1%
75+	5.9%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	26.2%
Owned outright	14.8%
Rented	14.1%
Vacant	44.9%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	81.1%
Townhome	0.9%
2–4 units	4.7%
5–19 units	5.5%
20+ units	4.4%
Mobile / other	3.3%

Businesses in 27948

486 business establishments with 4,041 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 86
Accommodation and Food Services: 82
Retail Trade: 72
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 43
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 40
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 39
Other Services (except Public Administration): 33
Finance and Insurance: 23

EDDM carrier routes

27948 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 6,928 residential and 259 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 27948

27948 has 10 USPS carrier routes (10 rural (R)) with 6,928 residential and 259 business mailboxes. Routes range from 496 homes (R010) to 882 homes (R003); the median route has 714 homes. The Census counted 5,586 households in 27948 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	8
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R005 — USPS business mailboxes 97, 749 homes
Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 95, 584 homes
Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 45, 632 homes
Route R010 — USPS business mailboxes 13, 496 homes
Route R008 — USPS business mailboxes 7, 705 homes

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Every carrier route in 27948

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	708	0	$71,111	—	—	—
R002	Rural	730	0	$93,142	—	—	—
R003	Rural	882	0	$71,111	—	—	—
R004	Rural	723	1	$94,919	—	—	—
R005	Rural	749	97	$89,095	—	—	—
R006	Rural	719	1	$101,143	—	—	—
R007	Rural	632	45	$78,678	—	—	—
R008	Rural	705	7	$101,143	—	—	—
R009	Rural	584	95	$78,678	—	—	—
R010	Rural	496	13	$93,142	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 27948 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

27949 — Kitty Hawk town, NC (6.9 mi)
27954 — Manteo town, NC (7.4 mi)
27941 (8.9 mi)
27964 (9.7 mi)
27959 — Nags Head town, NC (10.1 mi)
27966 (11.4 mi)
27981 — Wanchese CDP, NC (11.9 mi)
27947 (13.6 mi)

Areas that include 27948

Kill Devil Hills, NC ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Dare County ZIP codes — 14 ZIP codes
North Carolina ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 27948, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 27948 in?: 27948 is a Kill Devil Hills, NC mailing address. By land area, 61% lies inside Kill Devil Hills; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 27948 in?: 27948 is in Dare County.
What is the population of 27948?: About 12,436 people (±574), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,095.
What is the median household income in 27948?: $86,193 (±$12,613), 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 27948?: 10 USPS carrier routes with 6,928 residential and 259 business mailboxes (7,187 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 27948?: The closest, measured center to center: 27949 (6.9 mi, Kitty Hawk), 27954 (7.4 mi, Manteo), 27941 (8.9 mi), 27964 (9.7 mi), 27959 (10.1 mi, Nags Head) and 27966 (11.4 mi).

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