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Climax, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Climax, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,390. 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 CLIMAX-NC · Climax, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,390 pop · #8065/25278 · Randolph County

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

  • INC-HIGH $83,819
  • RANK-UPPER #8065/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Franklinville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,390
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $269,200

Nearest income peer: Franklinville, NC ( $11,600 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 Climax

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

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,390
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,819
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 27233 (3,390 residents). Household income $83,819 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Belmont is the closest lower-income city and Mc Leansville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Climax.

Population concentration

Climax's single ZIP 27233 carries the town

Climax is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27233 is the entire residential footprint (3,390 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Climax

Citywide ZBP: 49 establishments, 522 employees , annual payroll $37,241k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27233 (49 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Climax, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Randolph County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Climax. See the Randolph County roll-up →

No other city sharing Randolph County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Climax. High Point, Asheboro and Randleman sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. High Point marks the far end of that range at $55,801, 33% below Climax.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27233 3,390 $83,819 49 54
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Climax 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 Climax, .