ZIP code · Hertford · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 27944 — Hertford

ZIP code 27944 serves Hertford, North Carolina.

Postal code
27944
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Hertford
County
Perquimans FIPS 37143
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.1685, -76.3731 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
11,255 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
64 / sq mi
Land area
175.1 sq mi (453.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$61,911
Per-capita income
$35,270
Median age
53.6
Households
4,959
Housing units
6,038
Median home value
$216,600
Median gross rent
$1,085 / month
Congressional district
NC-1 (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)
Area code
252
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 33°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F525561717885888782736356
Avg low °F333541495867717065534237
Precip in3.32.93.63.23.74.75.75.34.53.63.03.1

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ELIZABETH CITY CGAS (12.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 27944

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.

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