PlainZIP

Blowing Rock, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Blowing Rock, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,412. 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 BLOWING-ROCK-NC · Blowing Rock, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,412 pop · #10516/25278 · Watauga County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,477
  • RANK-MID #10516/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Banner Elk
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,412
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $552,400

Nearest income peer: Banner Elk, NC ( $158 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 Blowing Rock

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

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,412
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,477
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 28605 (3,412 residents). Household income $76,477 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Blowing Rock as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Belews Creek is the closest lower-income city and Locust the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Blowing Rock.

Population concentration

Blowing Rock reads through its lone ZIP, 28605

3,412 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28605 is not the leading code inside Blowing Rock, 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 Blowing Rock's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 247 establishments, 2,623 employees , annual payroll $79,900k (~72 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28605 (247 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (74) · also Accommodation and food services · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Blowing Rock, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Watauga County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Blowing Rock. See the Watauga County roll-up →

No other city sharing Watauga County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Blowing Rock. Boone, Vilas and Deep Gap sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Vilas marks the far end of that range at $43,103, 44% below Blowing Rock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28605 3,412 $76,477 247 46
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Blowing Rock 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 Blowing Rock, .