PlainZIP

Bessemer City, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bessemer City, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,463. 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 BESSEMER-CITY-NC · Bessemer City, NC 1 ZIPs · 13,463 pop · #19126/25278 · Gaston County

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

  • INC-MID $57,147
  • RANK-LOWER #19126/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cramerton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,463
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $222,700

Nearest income peer: Cramerton, NC (+ $3,777 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 Bessemer City

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

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,463
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,147
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 ($57,147 average) · poverty 14.0%. The primary code (28016) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bessemer City as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Blanch is the closest lower-income city and Hatteras the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bessemer City.

Population concentration

Bessemer City reads through its lone ZIP, 28016

13,463 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28016 is not the leading code inside Bessemer City, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Bessemer City

Citywide ZBP: 158 establishments, 2,561 employees , annual payroll $134,532k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28016 (158 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (28) · also Manufacturing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Bessemer City, NC

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

Bessemer City sits in the lower half of Gaston County on income: Gastonia, Belmont and Mount Holly report more, Lowell, Alexis and High Shoals report less. Mc Adenville marks the far end of that range at $111,042, 94% above Bessemer City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28016 13,463 $57,147 158 121
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Bessemer City 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 Bessemer City, .