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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 27040 (Pfafftown, NC)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$333,000
Metro: $278,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.1%
Metro: +1.7% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
12,665
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$92,601
Metro: $65,975 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 27040, shaded by typical home value2704027018270212710527106270192702327127270502701227045271032704727104
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ZIP codes around 27040, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 27040 is outlined.

How 27040 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 27040 (Pfafftown, NC) is worth about $333,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 27040 are 20% above the typical value in the Winston-Salem metro area ($278,000) and 9% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 27040 rose 1.1%, compared with +1.7% in the Winston-Salem metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $92,601, against $65,975 in the Winston-Salem metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 12,665 people live in 27040 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

27040 has the 5th-highest typical home value of the 36 ZIP codes in the Winston-Salem metro area and the 256th-highest of 719 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Forsyth County, NC · Winston metro area · North Carolina

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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