ZIP code · Wendell · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 27591 — Wendell

ZIP code 27591 serves Wendell, North Carolina.

Postal code
27591
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Wendell
County
Wake FIPS 37183
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.7980, -78.3926 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
26,745 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
401 / sq mi
Land area
66.6 sq mi (172.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$76,710
Per-capita income
$36,214
Median age
40.2
Households
9,587
Housing units
10,109
Median home value
$288,100
Median gross rent
$1,280 / month
Congressional districts
NC-2 (also 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)
Area codes
919, 984
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 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 31°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F535664738087908882726356
Avg low °F313138475665706863503934
Precip in3.73.14.13.43.84.15.94.46.43.83.43.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CLAYTON 3E (11.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 27591

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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