PlainZIP

Clinton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clinton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,042. 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 CLINTON-NC · Clinton, NC 1 ZIPs · 27,042 pop · #20757/25278 · Sampson County

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

  • INC-MID $52,942
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20757/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newton Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,042
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,000

Nearest income peer: Newton Grove, NC (+ $368 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 Clinton

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,042
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,942
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 ($52,942 average) · poverty 24.8%. The primary code (28328) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clinton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28328, is all of Clinton

There is no split to weigh here: 28328 holds every one of Clinton's 27,042 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Clinton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 588 establishments, 8,971 employees , annual payroll $430,614k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28328 (588 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (113) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Clinton, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Sampson County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clinton. See the Sampson County roll-up →

Clinton lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Sampson County: Roseboro, Autryville and Salemburg earn more and Godwin, Garland and Harrells earn less. Ivanhoe marks the far end of that range at $77,134, 46% above Clinton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28328 27,042 $52,942 588 41
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Clinton 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 Clinton, .