PlainZIP

Bear Creek, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bear Creek, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,795. 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 BEAR-CREEK-NC · Bear Creek, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,795 pop · #13170/25278 · Chatham County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $70,211
  • RANK-MID #13170/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Moncure
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,795
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $205,700

Nearest income peer: Moncure, NC (+ $4,279 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 Bear Creek

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bear Creek 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, Bear Creek, 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
3,795
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,211
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 $70,211 and poverty 9.9% concentrate in 27207.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bear Creek as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Gates is the closest lower-income city and New Bern the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bear Creek.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27207, is all of Bear Creek

There is no split to weigh here: 27207 holds every one of Bear Creek's 3,795 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 Bear Creek

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 334 employees , annual payroll $15,608k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27207 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Bear Creek, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Chatham County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bear Creek. See the Chatham County roll-up →

Bear Creek lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Chatham County: Pittsboro, Moncure and New Hill earn more and Siler City, Goldston and Bennett earn less. New Hill marks the far end of that range at $172,955, 146% above Bear Creek.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27207 3,795 $70,211 52 17
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Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek, .