Which ZIP code in Durham County has the highest median household income?

27517 (Chapel Hill), at $128,683 (±$8,805), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Durham County, NC

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Durham County with the highest median household income, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 27517 (Chapel Hill, $128,683), 27613 (Raleigh, $123,966) and 27560 (Morrisville, $118,417) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Durham County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Durham County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27517	Chapel Hill	$128,683 ±$8,805	29,564	12,608	14,923
2	27613	Raleigh	$123,966 ±$10,498	45,235	18,982	20,277
3	27560	Morrisville	$118,417 ±$6,776	40,792	16,790	18,842
4	27503	Bahama	$114,425 ±$13,655	5,374	1,501	1,545
5	27713	Durham	$100,676 ±$6,133	59,197	25,689	27,693
6	27712	Durham	$91,331 ±$15,109	24,299	9,551	9,059
7	27572	Rougemont	$90,724 ±$19,584	6,131	2,489	3,049
8	27703	Durham	$89,317 ±$7,697	63,458	26,653	34,817
9	27707	Durham	$74,406 ±$3,106	51,274	21,863	23,023
10	27705	Durham	$73,066 ±$6,602	49,923	22,678	24,444
11	27701	Durham	$69,740 ±$3,542	24,793	11,974	14,858
12	27704	Durham	$69,668 ±$8,784	40,102	15,523	16,599

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 12 of 14 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 75,570 households, on 118 carrier routes with 83,280 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Durham County has the highest median household income?: 27517 (Chapel Hill), at $128,683 (±$8,805), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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