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Cerro Gordo, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cerro Gordo, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,900. 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 CERRO-GORDO-NC · Cerro Gordo, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,900 pop · #13921/25278 · Columbus County

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

  • INC-MID $68,356
  • RANK-MID #13921/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Waccamaw
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,900
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $180,600

Nearest income peer: Lake Waccamaw, NC (+ $1,198 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 Cerro Gordo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cerro Gordo 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, Cerro Gordo, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,900
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,356
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,356 and poverty 13.0% concentrate in 28430.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.6%) for this income tier, rent $638 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Westfield is the closest lower-income city and Morehead City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cerro Gordo.

Population concentration

Cerro Gordo reads through its lone ZIP, 28430

1,900 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28430 is not the leading code inside Cerro Gordo, 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 Cerro Gordo

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 101 employees , annual payroll $3,647k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28430 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Cerro Gordo, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Columbus County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cerro Gordo. See the Columbus County roll-up →

Cerro Gordo sits in the upper half of Columbus County on income: Whiteville, Tabor City and Chadbourn report less, while Clarendon reports more. Fair Bluff marks the far end of that range at $32,361, 53% below Cerro Gordo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28430 1,900 $68,356 19 18
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Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo, .