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Randolph County, NC

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 12 ZIP codes inside Randolph County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
12
in this county
Total population
150,335
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
11
distinct city/town names
Avg density
97
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Randolph County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
27205 Asheboro 35,768 62
27263 High Point 22,334 221
27203 Asheboro 22,036 378
27317 Randleman 18,233 130
27370 Trinity 14,148 91
27298 Liberty 11,079 45
27316 Ramseur 7,703 44
27350 Sophia 5,975 63
27341 Seagrove 3,929 16
27248 Franklinville 3,513 39
27233 Climax 3,356 53
27355 Staley 2,261 25

About Randolph County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Randolph County in North Carolina contains roughly 12 ZIP codes spread across 11 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 150,335. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider North Carolina index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 97, which classifies the county overall as a rural environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Randolph County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Randolph County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.