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Albemarle, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Albemarle, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,760. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALBEMARLE-NC · Albemarle, NC 1 ZIPs · 26,760 pop · #20045/25278 · Stanly County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $54,804
  • RANK-LOWER #20045/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Norwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,760
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $215,400

Nearest income peer: Norwood, NC ( $986 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Albemarle

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Albemarle on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Albemarle, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,760
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,804
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,804 average) · poverty 18.8%. The primary code (28001) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Albemarle as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Zionville is the closest lower-income city and Bakersville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Albemarle.

Population concentration

Albemarle's single ZIP 28001 carries the town

Albemarle is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28001 is the entire residential footprint (26,760 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Albemarle's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 741 establishments, 8,947 employees , annual payroll $377,206k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28001 (741 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (145) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Albemarle, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Stanly County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Albemarle. See the Stanly County roll-up →

Albemarle sits in the lower half of Stanly County on income: New London, Oakboro and Locust report more, Badin and Misenheimer report less. Misenheimer marks the far end of that range at $31,208, 43% below Albemarle.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28001 26,760 $54,804 741 78
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Albemarle roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Albemarle, .