ZIP code
27948
Kill Devil Hills, NC
27948 covers Kill Devil Hills in Dare County, with 12,628 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 27948. Methodology
ZIP code map of 27948
About ZIP code 27948
Acceptable cities: Kill Devil Hl
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 27948. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 27948
Race
- White10,605
- Black or African American116
- American Indian or Alaska Native60
- Asian131
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander2
- Other race491
- Two or more races690
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 888
Age
- Under 101,046
- 10 to 191,338
- 20 to 291,118
- 30 to 391,530
- 40 to 491,581
- 50 to 591,901
- 60 to 692,126
- 70 to 791,060
- 80 and older395
Income and housing in 27948
Education
- High school graduate95.6%
- Bachelor's degree43.3%
- Graduate degree13.6%
Places covering 27948
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.
- Kill Devil Hills63.3%
- Kitty Hawk0.0%
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.
- Dare County100.0%
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
36.7% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 27948
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9,339 | |
| 2006 | 9,232 | |
| 2007 | 9,964 | |
| 2008 | 9,824 | |
| 2009 | 10,016 | |
| 2010 | 10,246 | |
| 2011 | 10,885 | 10,462 |
| 2012 | 10,423 | 10,600 |
| 2013 | 10,795 | 10,450 |
| 2014 | 10,891 | 10,570 |
| 2015 | 11,173 | 10,740 |
| 2016 | 11,071 | 10,940 |
| 2017 | 11,114 | 11,190 |
| 2018 | 11,118 | 11,180 |
| 2019 | 11,245 | 11,560 |
| 2020 | 12,044 | 11,580 |
| 2021 | 12,154 | 11,270 |
| 2022 | 12,579 | 11,340 |
| 2023 | 12,628 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 27948
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 27949Kitty Hawk6.9 miPop 8,094 · Income $109,443
- 27954Manteo7.4 miPop 7,080 · Income $78,291
- 27941Harbinger8.9 miPop 448 · Income $32,188
- 27964Point Harbor9.7 miPop 510 · Income $70,380
- 27959Nags Head10.1 miPop 3,172 · Income $87,619
- 27966Powells Point11.4 miPop 1,516 · Income $84,338
- 27981Wanchese11.9 miPop 1,802 · Income $73,542
- 27947Jarvisburg13.6 miPop 990 · Income $94,145
- 27953Manns Harbor18.1 miPop 1,056 · Income $27,489
- 27939Grandy18.2 miPop 2,422 · Income $63,188
- 27974Shiloh22.7 miPop 906 · Income $78,396
- 27965Poplar Branch23.2 miPop 433 · Income $61,864
ZIP centroids within 2 miles
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ZIP code 27948 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 27948 in?
- 27948 is in Kill Devil Hills, NC.
- What county is 27948 in?
- 27948 is in Dare County.
- What is the median household income in 27948?
- The median household income in 27948 is $85,319.
- Which ZIP codes are near 27948?
- Use the radius tool on this page to list ZIP codes within a chosen distance of 27948.