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)