PlainZIP

Bethel, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethel, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,593. 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 BETHEL-NC · Bethel, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,593 pop · #20636/25278 · Pitt County

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

  • INC-MID $53,268
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20636/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,593
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $112,500

Nearest income peer: Greenville, NC (+ $1,056 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 Bethel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bethel 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, Bethel, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,593
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,268
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 ($53,268 average) · poverty 16.0%. The primary code (27812) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

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

Within North Carolina, Manns Harbor is the closest lower-income city and Marston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bethel.

Population concentration

Bethel's single ZIP 27812 carries the town

Bethel is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27812 is the entire residential footprint (2,593 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bethel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 230 employees , annual payroll $14,266k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27812 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (7) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Bethel, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Pitt County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bethel. See the Pitt County roll-up →

Bethel sits in the lower half of Pitt County on income: Winterville, Ayden and Grimesland report more, Farmville and Simpson report less. Falkland marks the far end of that range at $96,144, 80% above Bethel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27812 2,593 $53,268 42 16
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Bethel 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 Bethel, .