PlainZIP

Catawba, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Catawba, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,864. 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 CATAWBA-NC · Catawba, NC 1 ZIPs · 5,864 pop · #10119/25278 · Catawba County

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

  • INC-HIGH $77,679
  • RANK-MID #10119/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Maiden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,864
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,900

Nearest income peer: Maiden, NC ( $2,757 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 Catawba

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

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,864
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,679
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 28609 (5,864 residents). Household income $77,679 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Catawba as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Catawba's single ZIP 28609 carries the town

Catawba is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28609 is the entire residential footprint (5,864 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Catawba's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 102 establishments, 1,105 employees , annual payroll $80,654k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28609 (102 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (24) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Catawba, NC

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

Catawba sits in the upper half of Catawba County on income: Hickory, Newton and Conover report less, while Sherrills Ford and Terrell report more. Terrell marks the far end of that range at $129,390, 67% above Catawba.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28609 5,864 $77,679 102 51
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Catawba 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 Catawba, .