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ZIP code 27603 — Raleigh
ZIP code 27603 serves Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27603Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Raleigh
- County
- Wake FIPS 37183
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7076, -78.6563 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 53,835 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,047 / sq mi
- Land area
- 51.4 sq mi (133.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $87,939
- Per-capita income
- $48,746
- Median age
- 34.8
- Households
- 21,659
- Housing units
- 24,030
- Median home value
- $347,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,496 / month
- Congressional districts
- NC-13 (also NC-2) (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 27603
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 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 33 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RALEIGH 4 SW (2.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27603
- 8 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 7 doctors & dentists
- 4 pharmacies
- 11 supermarkets
- 109 restaurants & cafés
- 34 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 12 playgrounds
- 9 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 44 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 28 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 2 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