Bryson City, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bryson City, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,686. 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 BRYSON-CITY-NC · Bryson City, NC 1 ZIPs · 8,686 pop · #21497/25278 · Swain County

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

  • INC-MID $50,882
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21497/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cherokee
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,686
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $221,900

Nearest income peer: Cherokee, NC (+ $9,776 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 Bryson City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bryson City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bryson 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.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,686
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,882
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 ($50,882 average) · poverty 17.0%. The primary code (28713) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bryson City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28713, is all of Bryson City

There is no split to weigh here: 28713 holds every one of Bryson City's 8,686 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Bryson City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 259 establishments, 2,105 employees , annual payroll $70,733k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28713 (259 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (51) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Bryson City, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Swain County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bryson City. See the Swain County roll-up →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28713 8,686 $50,882 259 25

Bryson 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 Bryson City, .