PlainZIP

Carthage, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carthage, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,433. 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 CARTHAGE-NC · Carthage, NC 1 ZIPs · 15,433 pop · #7037/25278 · Moore County

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

  • INC-HIGH $87,434
  • RANK-UPPER #7037/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pinebluff
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,433
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $322,000

Nearest income peer: Pinebluff, NC ( $5,896 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 Carthage

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,433
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,434
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 28327 (15,433 residents). Household income $87,434 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carthage as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Swansboro is the closest lower-income city and Knotts Island the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carthage.

Population concentration

Carthage reads through its lone ZIP, 28327

15,433 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28327 is not the leading code inside Carthage, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Carthage's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 289 establishments, 2,179 employees , annual payroll $80,504k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28327 (289 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (46) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Carthage, NC

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

Carthage sits in the upper half of Moore County on income: Southern Pines, Aberdeen and West End report less, while Pinehurst reports more. Robbins marks the far end of that range at $54,898, 37% below Carthage.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28327 15,433 $87,434 289 31
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Carthage 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 Carthage, .