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Castalia, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Castalia, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,516. 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 CASTALIA-NC · Castalia, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,516 pop · #24595/25278 · Nash County

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

  • INC-LOW $33,718
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24595/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Spring Hope
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,516
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $141,700

Nearest income peer: Spring Hope, NC (+ $18,973 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 Castalia

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Castalia 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, Castalia, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,516
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$33,718
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 ($33,718 average) · poverty 11.4%. The primary code (27816) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Castalia as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, White Oak is the closest lower-income city and Maxton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Castalia.

Population concentration

Castalia reads through its lone ZIP, 27816

2,516 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27816 is not the leading code inside Castalia, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Castalia

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 74 employees , annual payroll $2,229k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27816 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Other services (except public administration) · Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .

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ZIP Codes in Castalia, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Nash County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Castalia. See the Nash County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Nash County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Castalia, Rocky Mount, Nashville and Middlesex among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Battleboro marks the far end of that range at $88,750, 163% above Castalia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27816 2,516 $33,718 20 16
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Castalia 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 Castalia, .