Sunbury is a community in Gates County, North Carolina, home to about 251 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27979.
Homes sold for a median of $120 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sunbury. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Norfolk International Airport (ORF)39 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chesapeake, VA24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA260 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sunbury; 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.
Sunbury had 276 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
It’s the 680th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Gates County grew from 10,413 residents in 1900 to 10,478 in 2020.
Gates 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 24°F. About 54.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, VA weather station (15 miles away).
882 jobs at 115 businesses in Gates 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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Gates County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T S Cooper ElementarySunbury | K–5 | 170 | Public | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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