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Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
95/sq mi
North Carolina
221/sq mi
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Top and bottom zip codes in North Carolina

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Most densely populated zip codes

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  1. 127268High Point15,641/sq mi
  2. 227110Winston-Salem11,918/sq mi
  3. 327411Greensboro10,615/sq mi
  4. 427412Greensboro10,286/sq mi
  5. 528202Charlotte9,786/sq mi
  6. 627109Winston-Salem9,286/sq mi
  7. 727695Raleigh7,878/sq mi
  8. 827708Durham7,461/sq mi
  9. 928223Charlotte7,273/sq mi
  10. 1027605Raleigh6,139/sq mi

Most sparsely populated zip codes

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  1. 127824Engelhard7/sq mi
  2. 227885Swanquarter8/sq mi
  3. 327860Pantego11/sq mi
  4. 427925Columbia11/sq mi
  5. 527928Creswell12/sq mi
  6. 627849Lewiston Woodville15/sq mi
  7. 727857Oak City15/sq mi
  8. 828447Ivanhoe15/sq mi
  9. 928420Ash16/sq mi
  10. 1027806Aurora16/sq mi

Population density by county in North Carolina

  1. 1Mecklenburg County2,205/sq mi
  2. 2Wake County1,412/sq mi
  3. 3New Hanover County1,224/sq mi
  4. 4Durham County1,156/sq mi
  5. 5Forsyth County956/sq mi
  6. 6Guilford County848/sq mi
  7. 7Gaston County660/sq mi
  8. 8Cabarrus County654/sq mi
  9. 9Cumberland County519/sq mi
  10. 10Buncombe County418/sq mi
  11. 11Alamance County418/sq mi
  12. 12Catawba County408/sq mi
  13. 13Union County397/sq mi
  14. 14Orange County377/sq mi
  15. 15Iredell County342/sq mi
  16. 16Henderson County318/sq mi
  17. 17Lincoln County313/sq mi
  18. 18Davidson County313/sq mi
  19. 19Johnston County296/sq mi
  20. 20Rowan County293/sq mi
  21. 21Onslow County273/sq mi
  22. 22Pitt County272/sq mi
  23. 23Lee County258/sq mi
  24. 24Harnett County234/sq mi
  25. 25Cleveland County218/sq mi
  26. 26Wilson County216/sq mi
  27. 27Wayne County214/sq mi
  28. 28Randolph County187/sq mi
  29. 29Pasquotank County180/sq mi
  30. 30Brunswick County180/sq mi
  31. 31Nash County178/sq mi
  32. 32Watauga County176/sq mi
  33. 33Burke County173/sq mi
  34. 34Caldwell County171/sq mi
  35. 35Vance County168/sq mi
  36. 36Davie County167/sq mi
  37. 37Stanly County164/sq mi
  38. 38Rockingham County163/sq mi
  39. 39Franklin County151/sq mi
  40. 40Moore County150/sq mi
  41. 41Craven County145/sq mi
  42. 42Alexander County140/sq mi
  43. 43Hoke County138/sq mi
  44. 44Lenoir County138/sq mi
  45. 45Carteret County136/sq mi
  46. 46Surry County134/sq mi
  47. 47Robeson County123/sq mi
  48. 48Chatham County118/sq mi
  49. 49Currituck County117/sq mi
  50. 50Rutherford County115/sq mi
  51. 51Granville County114/sq mi
  52. 52Haywood County113/sq mi
  53. 53Yadkin County112/sq mi
  54. 54Scotland County105/sq mi
  55. 55McDowell County102/sq mi
  56. 56Person County101/sq mi
  57. 57Stokes County101/sq mi
  58. 58Dare County99/sq mi
  59. 59Edgecombe County96/sq mi
  60. 60Richmond County89/sq mi
  61. 61Jackson County89/sq mi
  62. 62Transylvania County89/sq mi
  63. 63Wilkes County88/sq mi
  64. 64Polk County84/sq mi
  65. 65Chowan County80/sq mi
  66. 66Greene County77/sq mi
  67. 67Pender County75/sq mi
  68. 68Macon County74/sq mi
  69. 69Avery County72/sq mi
  70. 70Mitchell County68/sq mi
  71. 71Halifax County66/sq mi
  72. 72Cherokee County65/sq mi
  73. 73Ashe County63/sq mi
  74. 74Sampson County63/sq mi
  75. 75Duplin County61/sq mi
  76. 76Yancey County60/sq mi
  77. 77Hertford County56/sq mi
  78. 78Clay County54/sq mi
  79. 79Perquimans County54/sq mi
  80. 80Beaufort County53/sq mi
  81. 81Columbus County53/sq mi
  82. 82Montgomery County53/sq mi
  83. 83Caswell County53/sq mi
  84. 84Madison County49/sq mi
  85. 85Alleghany County48/sq mi
  86. 86Martin County47/sq mi
  87. 87Camden County46/sq mi
  88. 88Warren County44/sq mi
  89. 89Anson County42/sq mi
  90. 90Pamlico County37/sq mi
  91. 91Bladen County34/sq mi
  92. 92Northampton County32/sq mi
  93. 93Washington County31/sq mi
  94. 94Gates County31/sq mi
  95. 95Graham County28/sq mi
  96. 96Swain County27/sq mi
  97. 97Bertie County25/sq mi
  98. 98Jones County20/sq mi
  99. 99Tyrrell County9/sq mi
  100. 100Hyde County8/sq mi

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest population density in North Carolina?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 27268 (High Point, NC) has the highest: 15,641/sq mi.

Which zip code has the lowest population density in North Carolina?

27824 (Engelhard, NC) has the lowest: 7/sq mi.

What is the population density for the United States?

95/sq mi; in North Carolina it is 221/sq mi.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

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