ZIP code · Macon · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 27551 — Macon

ZIP code 27551 serves Macon, North Carolina.

Postal code
27551
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Macon
County
Warren FIPS 37185
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.5070, -77.9975 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
1,888 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
23 / sq mi
Land area
82.3 sq mi (213.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$77,778
Per-capita income
$50,760
Median age
52.1
Households
794
Housing units
1,639
Median home value
$172,500
Median gross rent
$1,018 / 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 (from the nearest rate centre)
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 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 29°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F535663737986898782736356
Avg low °F293237465564686660483833
Precip in3.72.74.53.83.24.35.14.85.13.93.33.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ARCOLA (14.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 27551

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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