Moving to Zebulon, North Carolina
Population: 4,046. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,218 (+4.3% change)
Males: 1,860 (46.0%), Females: 2,186 (54.0%)
Wake County
Zip code: 27597
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $36,250
Median house value: $96,400
Population by Race
Races in Zebulon:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.8%)
- Black (39.7%)
- Hispanic (8.6%)
- Other race (4.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.2%), English (9.3%), German (6.1%), Irish (3.8%), Italian (2.1%), Scottish (1.7%).
Elevation: 327 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Zebulon
- High school or higher: 75.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Zebulon town
- Never married: 27.5%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 10.7%
6.9% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +625 (+18.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Zebulon:
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LOUISBURG, NC)
- HOLLY HILL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 20 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
- WAKE CO ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CTR (about 20 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Zebulon:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 31 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 33 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 43 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Zebulon:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 14 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; Abbreviation: LHZ)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 21 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 25 miles; WILSON, NC; Abbreviation: W03)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Zebulon:
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 27 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 41 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
Private high school in Zebulon:
- BAPTIST TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students: 136; Location: 615 MACK TODD RD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Zebulon:
- ZEBULON MIDDLE (Students: 1,003; Location: 1000 SHEPARD SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ZEBULON ELEMENTARY (Students: 737; Location: 700 PROCTOR ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- CORINTH HOLDERS (Students: 632; Location: 3976 NC 231; Grades: PK – 08)
- EAST WAKE ACADEMY (Students: 508; Location: 400 NMC DRIVE; Grades: KG – 12)