PlainZIP

Ash, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ash, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,886. 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 ASH-NC · Ash, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,886 pop · #20384/25278 · Brunswick County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,935
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20384/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Riegelwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,886
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $198,100

Nearest income peer: Riegelwood, NC ( $4,265 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 Ash

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ash 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, Ash, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,886
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,935
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 ($53,935 average) · poverty 8.6%. The primary code (28420) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ash as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28420, is all of Ash

There is no split to weigh here: 28420 holds every one of Ash's 3,886 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ash

Citywide ZBP: 28 establishments, 257 employees , annual payroll $11,829k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28420 (28 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ash, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Brunswick County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ash. See the Brunswick County roll-up →

Ash sits in the lower half of Brunswick County on income: Leland, Southport and Supply report more, and only Riegelwood reports less. Ocean Isle Beach marks the far end of that range at $90,684, 68% above Ash.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28420 3,886 $53,935 28 11
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Ash 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 Ash, .