PlainZIP

Cherryville, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cherryville, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,612. 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 CHERRYVILLE-NC · Cherryville, NC 1 ZIPs · 13,612 pop · #16158/25278 · Gaston County

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

  • INC-MID $63,429
  • RANK-LOWER #16158/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dallas
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,612
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $217,400

Nearest income peer: Dallas, NC ( $1,346 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 Cherryville

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,612
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,429
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 $63,429 and poverty 12.7% concentrate in 28021.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cherryville as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Oriental is the closest lower-income city and Chimney Rock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cherryville.

Population concentration

Cherryville reads through its lone ZIP, 28021

13,612 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28021 is not the leading code inside Cherryville, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cherryville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 232 establishments, 3,061 employees , annual payroll $130,764k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28021 (232 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (39) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Cherryville, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Gaston County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cherryville. See the Gaston County roll-up →

Cherryville lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Gaston County: Gastonia, Belmont and Mount Holly earn more and Bessemer City, Lowell and Cramerton earn less. Mc Adenville marks the far end of that range at $111,042, 75% above Cherryville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28021 13,612 $63,429 232 84
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Cherryville 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 Cherryville, .