PlainZIP

Chimney Rock, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chimney Rock, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 114. 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 CHIMNEY-ROCK-NC · Chimney Rock, NC 1 ZIPs · 114 pop · #16156/25278 · Rutherford County

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

  • INC-MID $63,438
  • RANK-LOWER #16156/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mooresboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 114
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $445,500

Nearest income peer: Mooresboro, NC ( $2,938 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 Chimney Rock

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
114
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,438
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 $63,438 and poverty 7.2% concentrate in 28720.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chimney Rock as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Chimney Rock's single ZIP 28720 carries the town

Chimney Rock is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28720 is the entire residential footprint (114 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Chimney Rock's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 148 employees , annual payroll $4,983k (~149 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28720 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Chimney Rock, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Rutherford County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chimney Rock. See the Rutherford County roll-up →

Chimney Rock sits in the upper half of Rutherford County on income: Forest City, Rutherfordton and Ellenboro report less, while Lake Lure reports more. Spindale marks the far end of that range at $40,868, 36% below Chimney Rock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28720 114 $63,438 17 14
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Chimney Rock 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 Chimney Rock, .