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City: Sharpsburg, NC
Nash County, NC
Zip code population (2000): 1,648
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,637



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Houses and condos: 721
Renter-occupied apartments: 285
% of renters here:  42%
State:  31%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 27878: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 688 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.3% ($607)
North Carolina:  1.1% ($826)

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Males: 778  (47.2%)
Females: 870  (52.8%)

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Urban population: 1,300
Rural population: 348

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $92,621
27878:  $92,621
North Carolina:  $145,700


According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 27878 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  30.0 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27878, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,351 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $24,351
State:  $45,376

Salary/wage: $23,620 (reported on 90.8% of returns)
Here:  $23,620
State:  $39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.6% for AGIs below $10k, 91.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,258 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,258
North Carolina:  $1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $681 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
Here:  $681
State:  $4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$524 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
Here:  +$524
State:  +$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$4,365 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:  +$4,365
State:  +$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,457 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:  $14,457
State:  $19,464
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,926 (5.5% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:  $2,926
North Carolina:  $4,035

Here:  5.5% of AGI
State:  4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,849 (reported on 50.3% of returns)
27878:  $2,849
State:  $7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,144 (reported on 46.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,144
State:  $1,851
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.8% for AGIs below $10k, 9.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.7%
Here:  64%
State:  62%
(% for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.3% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,646
This zip code:  $33,646
North Carolina:  $44,670
Sharpsburg, NC (27878) map

Nearest zip codes: 27803, 27822, 27801, 27804, 27896, 27809.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  71.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Housing units in zip code 27878 with a mortgage: 153 (15 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,079

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  24.8%
Whole state:  14.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  10.4%
Whole state:  6.0%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.4
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.3


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 32
  • 1995 to 1998: 89
  • 1990 to 1994: 81
  • 1980 to 1989: 270
  • 1970 to 1979: 160
  • 1960 to 1969: 59
  • 1950 to 1959: 29
  • 1940 to 1949: 16
  • 1939 or earlier: 40



Zip code 27878 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sharpsburg, NC (27878):
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedrooms: 3
  • 2 bedrooms: 71
  • 3 bedrooms: 284
  • 4 bedrooms: 28
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 13


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 38
  • 2 bedrooms: 178
  • 3 bedrooms: 62
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3



Vehicles available in 27878 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 99
  • 2 vehicles: 207
  • 3 vehicles: 60
  • 4 vehicles: 29
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 180
  • 2 vehicles: 68
  • 3 vehicles: 14
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 27878 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 27878 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 27878:

  • Less than $10,000: 20
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 10
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 9
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 12
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 16
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 17
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 12
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 23
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 28
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 21
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 16
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 9
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 22
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 72
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 76
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 14
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 10
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 9
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1
 



27878 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 27878:

  • Less than $100: 13
  • $100 to $149: 5
  • $150 to $199: 5
  • $200 to $249: 7
  • $250 to $299: 14
  • $300 to $349: 66
  • $350 to $399: 48
  • $400 to $449: 27
  • $450 to $499: 13
  • $500 to $549: 3
  • $600 to $649: 11
  • $650 to $699: 22
  • No cash rent: 14
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $209,120.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,951
  • Black or African American householders: $129,274

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,647 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
27878:  $89,647
North Carolina:  $145,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,786 - $128,550

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $125,006
Here:  $125,006
State:  $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,593
Here:  $63,593
State:  $176,568

Mobile homes: $27,679
Here:  $27,679
State:  $45,354


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 319
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 50
  • 3 or 4: 122
  • 5 to 9: 2
  • 50 or more: 3
  • Mobile homes: 260
27878 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 644 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 99 (13%)
  • Taxi: 5 (1%)
  • Walked: 6 (1%)
  • Other means: 11 (1%)
 

27878 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 15
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 71
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 104
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 195
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 160
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 67
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 93
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 29
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 8
  • 90 or more minutes: 14
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.8%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,714

  • In family households: 1,501 (314 male householders, 152 female householders)
    313 spouses, 613 children (554 natural, 11 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 11 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 213 (69 male householders (50 living alone)), 102 female householders (87 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 137 1-person, 30 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 6-persons.

256 married couples with children.
182 single-parent households (30 men, 152 women).

97.6% of residents of 27878 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 13% well, 25% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% well, 40% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% very well, 33% well).

Foreign born population: 27 (1.6%)
(59.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.6%
Whole state:  5.3%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Other Central America (30%)
  • Jamaica (19%)
  • Germany (15%)
  • Mexico (11%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Israel (7%)
  • Other Caribbean (7%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 18
  • 1985 to 1989: 4
  • 1980 to 1984: 2
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 1

White population: 1,143
Black population: 475
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 14
Two or more races population: 10

Zip code 27878 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 595
 United States or American: 299
 English: 111
 German: 68
 Irish: 49
 Italian: 22
 Subsaharan African:: 21
 African: 21
 Arab/Arabic: 14
 Arab:: 14
 French (except Basque): 13
 Welsh: 12
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10
 Scottish: 9
 European: 8
 Jamaican: 8
 Australian: 6
 Swedish: 5
 Scotch-Irish: 4
 Portuguese: 2
 Russian: 2
 Bahamian: 2



Zip code 27878 topographic map


Median worth of mobile homes: $41,674

Zip code 27878 marital status for males
Zip code 27878 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (53%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Utility gas (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1349
  • Northeast: 98
  • Midwest: 33
  • South: 187
  • West: 11

55% of the 27878 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in North Carolina.

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here:  2.7%
North Carolina:  8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:  5.1%
North Carolina:  6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
Here:  22.6%
North Carolina:  20.2%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
  • Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
  • Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (10-19: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0




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