ZIP Code 27256 — Gulf CDP, NC Demographics & Data

ZIP code 27256 covers Gulf, NC in Chatham County with a population of about 74.

It sits in telephone area codes 919, 984; U.S. House district NC-9; the RALEIGH - DURHAM (FAYETVLLE) media market.

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 Healthcare; a mean commute of about 74.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Gulf CDP, NC as Relatively Low (composite score 67.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (83.4) and flood (74.4). 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 Gulf CDP, NC show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 3 for ZIP 27256 (Gulf CDP, 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.