Speed, NC
Edgecombe County · North Carolina · United States
Home to 29 people across 0.088 square miles.
At a glance
27881 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 27881 is
| Coordinates | 35.97022, -77.442266 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Edgecombe County |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| Land area | 0.088 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 301.8 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 376.8 mi |
| Atlanta, GA | 422.5 mi |
| Boston, MA | 558.1 mi |
People
Who lives in 27881
29 residents in 14 households, averaging 2.07 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 65.5% of residents, and 85.7% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 14 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.07 |
| Family households | 85.7% |
| Living alone | 14.3% |
| Median age | 66.8 years |
| Households with internet | 50.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 27881
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $22,897 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 65.5% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 72.4% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 27881
A typical home is valued at $23,500. Ownership is close to even at 50.0% owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $23,500 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Housing units | 14 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 14 occupied units
| Owner households | 7 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 7 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 27881 commutes
100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 16.8 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 16.8 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 27881
ZIP code 27881 is assigned to Speed, NC, and falls within Edgecombe County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 29 people live inside it.
At 330 residents per square mile spread over 0.088 square miles, 27881 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Speed looks like
Housing in 27881 costs well below the national median. A typical home is valued at $23,500 against a US median of $207,500. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 50.0% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 66.8 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.07 people, and 85.7% are family households.
Getting to work takes 16.8 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Speed, NC
Speed is a smaller community, so options inside 27881 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 301.8 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 27881 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 27881 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 27881 offers a compact profile of Speed: 29 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 27881 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Speed may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 27881
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 27881. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).