PlainZIP

Chadbourn, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chadbourn, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,102. 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 CHADBOURN-NC · Chadbourn, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,102 pop · #23811/25278 · Columbus County

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

  • INC-LOW $40,888
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23811/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Whiteville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,102
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $136,000

Nearest income peer: Whiteville, NC (+ $1,115 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 Chadbourn

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

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,102
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,888
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 ($40,888 average) · poverty 28.1%. The primary code (28431) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chadbourn as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Chadbourn reads through its lone ZIP, 28431

7,102 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28431 is not the leading code inside Chadbourn, 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 Chadbourn

Citywide ZBP: 77 establishments, 555 employees , annual payroll $16,793k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28431 (77 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Chadbourn, NC

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

Chadbourn sits in the lower half of Columbus County on income: Whiteville, Tabor City and Lake Waccamaw report more, Nakina and Fair Bluff report less. Clarendon marks the far end of that range at $90,815, 122% above Chadbourn.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28431 7,102 $40,888 77 36
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Chadbourn 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 Chadbourn, .