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

27562 (New Hill), at $172,955 (±$23,893), among 34 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 Wake County, NC

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Wake County with the highest median household income, out of 34 with at least 1,000 residents. 27562 (New Hill, $172,955), 27519 (Cary, $165,586) and 27608 (Raleigh, $162,188) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Wake 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 Wake County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	27562	New Hill	$172,955 ±$23,893	5,659	1,772	2,499
2	27519	Cary	$165,586 ±$8,033	69,836	24,513	28,244
3	27608	Raleigh	$162,188 ±$44,822	12,604	5,375	5,763
4	27539	Apex	$145,947 ±$8,978	25,878	8,709	10,764
5	27502	Apex	$143,922 ±$12,935	48,530	17,368	20,721
6	27523	Apex	$135,625 ±$17,644	20,269	7,905	10,043
7	27587	Wake Forest	$133,743 ±$8,514	82,886	29,545	35,981
8	27571	Rolesville	$131,139 ±$22,448	9,095	3,056	3,951
9	27540	Holly Springs	$128,989 ±$6,926	47,771	15,996	19,396
10	27614	Raleigh	$128,834 ±$8,291	34,226	13,747	15,018
11	27613	Raleigh	$123,966 ±$10,498	45,235	18,982	20,277
12	27518	Cary	$123,488 ±$5,031	19,735	8,567	9,676
13	27513	Cary	$121,989 ±$10,465	46,979	19,966	20,920
14	27560	Morrisville	$118,417 ±$6,776	40,792	16,790	18,842
15	27615	Raleigh	$112,754 ±$6,407	46,019	19,274	19,944
16	27617	Raleigh	$110,034 ±$13,062	20,237	10,175	11,538
17	27526	Fuquay Varina	$110,017 ±$7,563	61,588	22,625	30,859
18	27511	Cary	$107,860 ±$6,585	33,221	13,557	15,095
19	27592	Willow Spring	$104,252 ±$6,205	21,114	7,086	7,629
20	27607	Raleigh	$96,775 ±$7,973	28,438	10,441	—
21	27612	Raleigh	$95,988 ±$9,079	41,952	20,162	21,586
22	27545	Knightdale	$91,527 ±$9,472	34,163	12,089	15,372
23	27603	Raleigh	$90,484 ±$3,970	53,972	21,942	—
24	27529	Garner	$85,716 ±$6,045	55,242	21,417	26,116
25	27591	Wendell	$85,224 ±$11,457	29,838	10,751	13,824

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; 34 of 36 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 57,737 households, on 104 carrier routes with 67,991 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 Wake County has the highest median household income?: 27562 (New Hill), at $172,955 (±$23,893), among 34 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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