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Cashiers, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cashiers, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,729. 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 CASHIERS-NC · Cashiers, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,729 pop · #10679/25278 · Jackson County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,085
  • RANK-MID #10679/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Glenville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,729
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $440,000

Nearest income peer: Glenville, NC ( $5,230 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 Cashiers

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cashiers 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, Cashiers, 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
1,729
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,085
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 28717 (1,729 residents). Household income $76,085 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

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

Within North Carolina, Four Oaks is the closest lower-income city and Banner Elk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cashiers.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28717, is all of Cashiers

There is no split to weigh here: 28717 holds every one of Cashiers's 1,729 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 Cashiers's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 209 establishments, 1,557 employees , annual payroll $83,627k (~121 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28717 (209 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (48) · also Retail trade · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Cashiers, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cashiers. See the Jackson County roll-up →

No other city sharing Jackson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Cashiers. Sylva, Cullowhee and Whittier sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Cullowhee marks the far end of that range at $45,568, 40% below Cashiers.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28717 1,729 $76,085 209 13
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Cashiers 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 Cashiers, .