ZIP Code 27531 — Goldsboro city, NC Demographics & Data

ZIP code 27531 covers Goldsboro, NC in Wayne County with a population of about 660.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 20.9 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 919, 984; U.S. House district NC-1; the RALEIGH - DURHAM (FAYETVLLE) media market.

Goldsboro, NC reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (100.0%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Public administration; about 1.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.8 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Goldsboro city, NC as Relatively Moderate (composite score 90.4), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (96.5) and flood (89.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Goldsboro city, NC show little to no average snow and around 52.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 27 for ZIP 27531 (Goldsboro city, NC) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.