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27516 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

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ZIP Code 27516: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

  • ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
  • County: Orange County
  • Centroid: Latitude 35.918, Longitude -79.121
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
  • Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 27516 has segments in 3 Counties (Alamance, Chatham, Orange).

  • Businesses Addresses: 738
  • PO Box Addresses: 166
  • Residential Addresses: 18,480
    • Multi-Family Addresses: 1,375
    • Single Family Addresses: 17,105

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: March 1, 2026, Maps updated: May 1, 2024.

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Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION

Total Population 47,358 (100%)
Population Density 507 per sq mi
Diversity Index1 51
 
 

INCOME

Median Household Income $106,353
Per Capita Income $58,731
Median Home Value $567,200
 

HOUSING

Total HU (Housing Units) 18,951 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 12,377 (65.3%)
Renter Occupied HU 5,126 (27.0%)
Vacant Housing Units 1,448 (7.6%)
 

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households 17,503
Average Household Size 2.61
Family Households 11,253 (64.3%)
NOTES
  1. The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Chapel Hill, NC 27516 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 27516 to the other 33,772 ZIP Codes in the United States by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 1247 96th
Population Density # 9435 72nd
Median Household Income # 5154 85th
Per Capita Income # 3910 88th
Diversity Index # 7074 79th

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