Bachelor's degree or higher: zip codes ranked in North Carolina
Share of adults 25 and older with at least a four-year college degree. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Most college-educated zip codes
| # | Zip | City | College grads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27708 | Durham | 100% |
| 2 | 27695 | Raleigh | 100% |
| 3 | 27411 | Greensboro | 100% |
| 4 | 27608 | Raleigh | 86.9% |
| 5 | 28207 | Charlotte | 86.7% |
| 6 | 28203 | Charlotte | 81.1% |
| 7 | 27514 | Chapel Hill | 79.5% |
| 8 | 27519 | Cary | 78.3% |
| 9 | 28204 | Charlotte | 77.7% |
| 10 | 27605 | Raleigh | 75.7% |
| 11 | 27517 | Chapel Hill | 74.1% |
| 12 | 28480 | Wrightsville Beach | 73.8% |
| 13 | 27516 | Chapel Hill | 72.8% |
| 14 | 27560 | Morrisville | 72.5% |
| 15 | 27518 | Cary | 71.8% |
| 16 | 28209 | Charlotte | 70.9% |
| 17 | 27607 | Raleigh | 70.7% |
| 18 | 27523 | Apex | 70.4% |
| 19 | 27613 | Raleigh | 69.6% |
| 20 | 27110 | Winston-Salem | 69.2% |
| 21 | 27502 | Apex | 68.4% |
| 22 | 27513 | Cary | 68.4% |
| 23 | 28774 | Sapphire | 68.3% |
| 24 | 28277 | Charlotte | 68.1% |
| 25 | 28211 | Charlotte | 68% |
| 26 | 27713 | Durham | 67.7% |
| 27 | 28036 | Davidson | 67.7% |
| 28 | 28270 | Charlotte | 67.6% |
| 29 | 27612 | Raleigh | 65.5% |
| 30 | 28226 | Charlotte | 65.1% |
| 31 | 27615 | Raleigh | 65% |
| 32 | 27408 | Greensboro | 64.5% |
| 33 | 27927 | Corolla | 64.5% |
| 34 | 27540 | Holly Springs | 64.4% |
| 35 | 28202 | Charlotte | 64.4% |
| 36 | 27562 | New Hill | 64.4% |
| 37 | 27614 | Raleigh | 64.2% |
| 38 | 27539 | Apex | 64% |
| 39 | 27705 | Durham | 63.9% |
| 40 | 27609 | Raleigh | 63.4% |
| 41 | 27510 | Carrboro | 63% |
| 42 | 28031 | Cornelius | 62.4% |
| 43 | 27617 | Raleigh | 62.1% |
| 44 | 28374 | Pinehurst | 62.1% |
| 45 | 28512 | Atlantic Beach | 61.8% |
| 46 | 27571 | Rolesville | 60.8% |
| 47 | 27606 | Raleigh | 60.3% |
| 48 | 28804 | Asheville | 60% |
| 49 | 27104 | Winston-Salem | 59.9% |
| 50 | 28210 | Charlotte | 59.5% |
| 51 | 27310 | Oak Ridge | 59.3% |
| 52 | 28104 | Matthews | 58.9% |
| 53 | 28173 | Waxhaw | 58.2% |
| 54 | 27410 | Greensboro | 58.2% |
| 55 | 28278 | Charlotte | 58.2% |
| 56 | 27511 | Cary | 58.2% |
| 57 | 27587 | Wake Forest | 57.7% |
| 58 | 28594 | Emerald Isle | 57.1% |
| 59 | 28684 | Todd | 57% |
| 60 | 28078 | Huntersville | 56.3% |
| 61 | 27707 | Durham | 56.3% |
| 62 | 27278 | Hillsborough | 55.7% |
| 63 | 28117 | Mooresville | 55.4% |
| 64 | 28075 | Harrisburg | 55.3% |
| 65 | 28803 | Asheville | 55% |
| 66 | 27949 | Kitty Hawk | 55% |
| 67 | 27312 | Pittsboro | 54.8% |
| 68 | 27358 | Summerfield | 54.5% |
| 69 | 28607 | Boone | 54.4% |
| 70 | 27455 | Greensboro | 54.4% |
| 71 | 28801 | Asheville | 54.4% |
| 72 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 54.3% |
| 73 | 28223 | Charlotte | 54.2% |
| 74 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 54.1% |
| 75 | 28449 | Kure Beach | 53.9% |
| 76 | 28105 | Matthews | 53.5% |
| 77 | 28805 | Asheville | 53.4% |
| 78 | 27701 | Durham | 53% |
| 79 | 28411 | Wilmington | 52.1% |
| 80 | 27023 | Lewisville | 51.4% |
| 81 | 27712 | Durham | 51.3% |
| 82 | 28305 | Fayetteville | 51% |
| 83 | 28409 | Wilmington | 50.9% |
| 84 | 27959 | Nags Head | 50.9% |
| 85 | 27603 | Raleigh | 50.7% |
| 86 | 28741 | Highlands | 50.7% |
| 87 | 27106 | Winston-Salem | 50.3% |
| 88 | 27282 | Jamestown | 50.3% |
| 89 | 28428 | Carolina Beach | 50.3% |
| 90 | 28387 | Southern Pines | 50.2% |
| 91 | 27601 | Raleigh | 49.9% |
| 92 | 27012 | Clemmons | 49.2% |
| 93 | 27403 | Greensboro | 49.1% |
| 94 | 28403 | Wilmington | 48.1% |
| 95 | 28205 | Charlotte | 47.8% |
| 96 | 28730 | Fairview | 47.6% |
| 97 | 28709 | Barnardsville | 47.5% |
| 98 | 27703 | Durham | 47.4% |
| 99 | 27527 | Clayton | 47% |
| 100 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 46.9% |
Least college-educated zip codes
| # | Zip | City | College grads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27506 | Buies Creek | 0% |
| 2 | 27109 | Winston-Salem | 0% |
| 3 | 27412 | Greensboro | 0% |
| 4 | 27878 | Sharpsburg | 3.7% |
| 5 | 28343 | Gibson | 4.1% |
| 6 | 27816 | Castalia | 4.9% |
| 7 | 27897 | Woodland | 5% |
| 8 | 28119 | Morven | 5.2% |
| 9 | 27046 | Sandy Ridge | 5.3% |
| 10 | 28438 | Evergreen | 5.6% |
| 11 | 28660 | Olin | 5.6% |
| 12 | 28421 | Atkinson | 6.5% |
| 13 | 28135 | Polkton | 6.9% |
| 14 | 27229 | Candor | 7% |
| 15 | 27885 | Swanquarter | 7.5% |
| 16 | 27355 | Staley | 7.6% |
| 17 | 28685 | Traphill | 7.7% |
| 18 | 28386 | Shannon | 7.9% |
| 19 | 28508 | Albertson | 8.3% |
| 20 | 28636 | Hiddenite | 8.3% |
| 21 | 27938 | Gatesville | 8.4% |
| 22 | 27823 | Enfield | 8.5% |
| 23 | 28606 | Boomer | 8.6% |
| 24 | 28423 | Bolton | 8.6% |
| 25 | 28635 | Hays | 9% |
| 26 | 28578 | Seven Springs | 9.1% |
| 27 | 28726 | East Flat Rock | 9.1% |
| 28 | 27824 | Engelhard | 9.4% |
| 29 | 28436 | Delco | 9.4% |
| 30 | 27926 | Corapeake | 9.5% |
| 31 | 27876 | Seaboard | 9.6% |
| 32 | 28133 | Peachland | 9.7% |
| 33 | 27849 | Lewiston Woodville | 9.8% |
| 34 | 27871 | Robersonville | 9.8% |
| 35 | 27869 | Rich Square | 10% |
| 36 | 27935 | Eure | 10.2% |
| 37 | 28369 | Orrum | 10.2% |
| 38 | 28669 | Roaring River | 10.2% |
| 39 | 27937 | Gates | 10.2% |
| 40 | 27891 | Whitakers | 10.2% |
| 41 | 28340 | Fairmont | 10.2% |
| 42 | 27507 | Bullock | 10.3% |
| 43 | 28515 | Bayboro | 10.3% |
| 44 | 27027 | Mayodan | 10.5% |
| 45 | 28333 | Dudley | 10.5% |
| 46 | 28430 | Cerro Gordo | 10.6% |
| 47 | 28347 | Hoffman | 10.6% |
| 48 | 28033 | Crouse | 10.6% |
| 49 | 27252 | Goldston | 10.7% |
| 50 | 28393 | Turkey | 10.7% |
| 51 | 27311 | Pelham | 10.7% |
| 52 | 28442 | Hallsboro | 10.8% |
| 53 | 27857 | Oak City | 11% |
| 54 | 28456 | Riegelwood | 11.1% |
| 55 | 28384 | Saint Pauls | 11.1% |
| 56 | 28357 | Lumber Bridge | 11.3% |
| 57 | 28345 | Hamlet | 11.5% |
| 58 | 27832 | Gaston | 11.6% |
| 59 | 27260 | High Point | 11.6% |
| 60 | 28665 | Purlear | 11.7% |
| 61 | 28091 | Lilesville | 11.8% |
| 62 | 28580 | Snow Hill | 11.8% |
| 63 | 27928 | Creswell | 12.2% |
| 64 | 27016 | Danbury | 12.3% |
| 65 | 28444 | Harrells | 12.3% |
| 66 | 28431 | Chadbourn | 12.3% |
| 67 | 28525 | Deep Run | 12.4% |
| 68 | 27288 | Eden | 12.5% |
| 69 | 28623 | Ennice | 12.6% |
| 70 | 27865 | Pinetown | 12.6% |
| 71 | 27839 | Halifax | 12.6% |
| 72 | 28637 | Hildebran | 12.7% |
| 73 | 27882 | Spring Hope | 12.7% |
| 74 | 28439 | Fair Bluff | 12.8% |
| 75 | 28435 | Currie | 12.8% |
| 76 | 28642 | Jonesville | 12.9% |
| 77 | 27890 | Weldon | 13% |
| 78 | 27962 | Plymouth | 13% |
| 79 | 28586 | Vanceboro | 13% |
| 80 | 28170 | Wadesboro | 13% |
| 81 | 27844 | Hollister | 13.1% |
| 82 | 27509 | Butner | 13.1% |
| 83 | 27925 | Columbia | 13.2% |
| 84 | 28501 | Kinston | 13.3% |
| 85 | 27806 | Aurora | 13.4% |
| 86 | 28382 | Roseboro | 13.4% |
| 87 | 27986 | Winton | 13.5% |
| 88 | 28538 | Hookerton | 13.5% |
| 89 | 28351 | Laurel Hill | 13.5% |
| 90 | 27589 | Warrenton | 13.5% |
| 91 | 27888 | Walstonburg | 13.6% |
| 92 | 28622 | Elk Park | 13.6% |
| 93 | 28339 | Erwin | 13.8% |
| 94 | 28610 | Claremont | 13.8% |
| 95 | 27979 | Sunbury | 13.9% |
| 96 | 28377 | Red Springs | 13.9% |
| 97 | 28398 | Warsaw | 14% |
| 98 | 28360 | Lumberton | 14% |
| 99 | 28527 | Ernul | 14.1% |
| 100 | 27325 | Robbins | 14.1% |
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