PlainZIP

Balsam Grove, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Balsam Grove, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 754. 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 BALSAM-GROVE-NC · Balsam Grove, NC 1 ZIPs · 754 pop · #13074/25278 · Transylvania County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $70,435
  • RANK-MID #13074/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pisgah Forest
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 754
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $242,900

Nearest income peer: Pisgah Forest, NC (+ $948 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 Balsam Grove

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Balsam Grove, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
754
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,435
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,435 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 28708.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Highlands is the closest lower-income city and Lake Lure the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Balsam Grove.

Population concentration

Balsam Grove's single ZIP 28708 carries the town

Balsam Grove is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28708 is the entire residential footprint (754 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Balsam Grove

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 36 employees , annual payroll $1,283k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28708 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Balsam Grove, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Transylvania County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Balsam Grove. See the Transylvania County roll-up →

Balsam Grove lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Transylvania County: Rosman, Sapphire and Cedar Mountain earn more and Brevard, Lake Toxaway and Penrose earn less. Sapphire marks the far end of that range at $154,635, 120% above Balsam Grove.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28708 754 $70,435 11 6
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Balsam Grove 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 Balsam Grove, .