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Belmont, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Belmont, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,048. 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 BELMONT-NC · Belmont, NC 1 ZIPs · 20,048 pop · #8209/25278 · Gaston County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $83,391
  • RANK-UPPER #8209/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Stanley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,048
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $374,100

Nearest income peer: Stanley, NC ( $3,663 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 Belmont

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Belmont 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, Belmont, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,048
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,391
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 28012 (20,048 residents). Household income $83,391 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Belmont as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Sunset Beach is the closest lower-income city and Climax the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Belmont.

Population concentration

Belmont reads through its lone ZIP, 28012

20,048 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28012 is not the leading code inside Belmont, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Belmont's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 662 establishments, 9,046 employees , annual payroll $432,932k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28012 (662 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (81) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Belmont, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Gaston County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Belmont. See the Gaston County roll-up →

Belmont sits in the upper half of Gaston County on income: Gastonia, Mount Holly and Dallas report less, while Mc Adenville reports more. High Shoals marks the far end of that range at $31,366, 62% below Belmont.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28012 20,048 $83,391 662 283
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Belmont 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 Belmont, .