ZIP code · Kenly · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 27542 — Kenly
ZIP code 27542 serves Kenly, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27542Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Kenly
- County
- Johnston FIPS 37101
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.6077, -78.1382 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 9,441 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 105 / sq mi
- Land area
- 90.1 sq mi (233.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $56,157
- Per-capita income
- $29,125
- Median age
- 40.4
- Households
- 3,879
- Housing units
- 4,307
- Median home value
- $180,800
- Median gross rent
- $769 / month
- Congressional districts
- NC-13 (also 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)
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Map of ZIP code 27542
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 33°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 52 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 33 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WILSON 3 SW (12.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27542
- 2 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 2 supermarkets
- 17 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 7 parks
- 12 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 42 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 9 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 7 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