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Cedar Mountain, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cedar Mountain, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 553. 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 CEDAR-MOUNTAIN-NC · Cedar Mountain, NC 1 ZIPs · 553 pop · #11501/25278 · Transylvania County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,031
  • RANK-MID #11501/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rosman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 553
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $234,600

Nearest income peer: Rosman, NC (+ $552 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 Cedar Mountain

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cedar Mountain on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cedar Mountain, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
553
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,031
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 28718 (553 residents). Household income $74,031 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Rutherford College is the closest lower-income city and Ernul the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cedar Mountain.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28718, is all of Cedar Mountain

There is no split to weigh here: 28718 holds every one of Cedar Mountain's 553 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 Cedar Mountain's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 77 employees , annual payroll $3,072k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28718 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Cedar Mountain, NC

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

Cedar Mountain sits in the upper half of Transylvania County on income: Brevard, Pisgah Forest and Lake Toxaway report less, while Sapphire reports more. Sapphire marks the far end of that range at $154,635, 109% above Cedar Mountain.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28718 553 $74,031 15 13
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Cedar Mountain 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 Cedar Mountain, .