ZIP code
27284
Kernersville, NC
27284 covers Kernersville in Forsyth County, with 57,119 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 27284. Methodology
ZIP code map of 27284
About ZIP code 27284
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 27284. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 27284
Race
- White41,705
- Black or African American6,935
- American Indian or Alaska Native330
- Asian1,104
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander10
- Other race2,658
- Two or more races4,117
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 5,603
Age
- Under 106,226
- 10 to 197,275
- 20 to 296,319
- 30 to 396,478
- 40 to 497,488
- 50 to 598,574
- 60 to 697,315
- 70 to 794,873
- 80 and older2,311
Income and housing in 27284
Education
- High school graduate92.7%
- Bachelor's degree34.0%
- Graduate degree12.5%
Places covering 27284
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Kernersville46.5%
- Winston-Salem13.1%
- Stokesdale1.9%
- Oak Ridge0.7%
- Walkertown0.3%
- High Point0.0%
- Wallburg0.0%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Forsyth County92.3%
- Guilford County6.7%
- Davidson County1.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
37.5% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 27284
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45,422 | |
| 2006 | 45,638 | |
| 2007 | 48,289 | |
| 2008 | 46,938 | |
| 2009 | 47,452 | |
| 2010 | 47,529 | |
| 2011 | 50,685 | 47,701 |
| 2012 | 51,114 | 47,990 |
| 2013 | 51,849 | 48,040 |
| 2014 | 51,506 | 47,730 |
| 2015 | 50,981 | 48,150 |
| 2016 | 52,849 | 48,850 |
| 2017 | 53,894 | 49,880 |
| 2018 | 54,413 | 50,110 |
| 2019 | 55,489 | 50,780 |
| 2020 | 55,913 | 52,070 |
| 2021 | 56,398 | 50,810 |
| 2022 | 56,773 | 51,710 |
| 2023 | 57,119 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 27284
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 27235Colfax4.3 miPop 4,963 · Income $101,440
- 27310Oak Ridge6.4 miPop 8,573 · Income $149,743
- 27101Winston Salem6.6 miPop 21,881 · Income $44,611
- 27051Walkertown6.8 miPop 7,674 · Income $70,825
- 27409Greensboro7.2 miPop 16,927 · Income $57,862
- 27265High Point7.9 miPop 50,123 · Income $70,929
- 27009Belews Creek7.9 miPop 3,493 · Income $83,300
- 27110Winston Salem8.2 miPop 2,171 · Income —
- 27107Winston Salem8.8 miPop 51,305 · Income $59,897
- 27105Winston Salem9.1 miPop 41,257 · Income $41,580
- 27410Greensboro10.4 miPop 54,317 · Income $84,225
- 27262High Point10.8 miPop 26,137 · Income $64,395
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ZIP code 27284 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 27284 in?
- 27284 is in Kernersville, NC.
- What county is 27284 in?
- 27284 is in Forsyth County.
- What is the median household income in 27284?
- The median household income in 27284 is $80,739.
- Which ZIP codes are near 27284?
- Use the radius tool on this page to list ZIP codes within a chosen distance of 27284.