Best Places27840, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27840, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
27840 ranks 30,099th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 27840
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
27840's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27840 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$685 a month, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 27840 ranks low
- Household income$41,875 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 27840
27840 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27840.
Who works in 27840, and how
Work in 27840 centers on transportation & warehousing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 99%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 27840
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 27840.
What the weather is like in 27840, month by month
27840 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 27840
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27840
Schools across 27840 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Creek ElementaryD · 18% proficient
- Windsor ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverside MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Bertie MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Bertie Early College HighA− · 67% proficient
- South Creek HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27840 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27840 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 27840 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27840
Is 27840 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27840 ranks 30,099th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and clean air, and lowest on low incomes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27840 safe?
27840 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 27840?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 33. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 42% of zip codes.
Compare 27840 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27840. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27840 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
27840 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27840: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27840: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27840: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27840: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27840 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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