Altamahaw is a community in Alamance County, North Carolina, home to about 491 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27202, and parts of 27244 are in Altamahaw too.
Homes sold for a median of $34 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
All in Altamahaw
Mostly Elon; part is in Altamahaw
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Altamahaw. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)24 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Greensboro, NC18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA360 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Altamahaw; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Altamahaw had 334 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
It’s the 593rd largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Alamance County grew from 25,665 residents in 1900 to 171,415 in 2020.
Alamance County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 43.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burlington Alamance Ap, NC weather station (4 miles away).
61,726 jobs at 3,652 businesses in Alamance County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Elon, Ossipee and Gibsonville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.