PlainZIP

Calabash, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Calabash, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,703. 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 CALABASH-NC · Calabash, NC 1 ZIPs · 8,703 pop · #10980/25278 · Brunswick County

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

  • INC-HIGH $75,341
  • RANK-MID #10980/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Winnabow
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,703
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $308,600

Nearest income peer: Winnabow, NC (+ $5,050 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 Calabash

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

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,703
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,341
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 28467 (8,703 residents). Household income $75,341 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Elon is the closest lower-income city and Cameron the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Calabash.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28467, is all of Calabash

There is no split to weigh here: 28467 holds every one of Calabash's 8,703 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Calabash's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 175 establishments, 1,657 employees , annual payroll $55,638k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28467 (175 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (29) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Calabash, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Brunswick County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Calabash. See the Brunswick County roll-up →

Calabash lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Brunswick County: Leland, Southport and Oak Island earn more and Supply, Shallotte and Bolivia earn less. Riegelwood marks the far end of that range at $49,670, 34% below Calabash.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28467 8,703 $75,341 175 187
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Calabash 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 Calabash, .