ZIP code · Clayton · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 27520 — Clayton
ZIP code 27520 serves Clayton, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27520Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Clayton
- County
- Johnston FIPS 37101
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.6348, -78.4510 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 48,662 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 688 / sq mi
- Land area
- 70.8 sq mi (183.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $84,545
- Per-capita income
- $37,504
- Median age
- 37.9
- Households
- 17,624
- Housing units
- 18,540
- Median home value
- $282,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,430 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-13 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 27520
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Avg low °F | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CLAYTON WTP (0.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27520
- 16 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 13 hospitals & clinics
- 38 doctors & dentists
- 4 pharmacies
- 10 supermarkets
- 84 restaurants & cafés
- 5 bars & pubs
- 10 parks
- 15 playgrounds
- 7 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 38 places of worship
- 12 banks
- 20 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 5 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page