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Connelly Springs, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Connelly Springs, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,397. 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 CONNELLY-SPRINGS-NC · Connelly Springs, NC 1 ZIPs · 12,397 pop · #20003/25278 · Burke County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,934
  • RANK-LOWER #20003/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Morganton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,397
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,400

Nearest income peer: Morganton, NC (+ $2,779 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 Connelly Springs

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Connelly Springs 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, Connelly Springs, 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,397
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,934
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 ($54,934 average) · poverty 10.5%. The primary code (28612) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Connelly Springs as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Robbins is the closest lower-income city and Jamesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Connelly Springs.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28612, is all of Connelly Springs

There is no split to weigh here: 28612 holds every one of Connelly Springs's 12,397 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Connelly Springs

Citywide ZBP: 116 establishments, 1,397 employees , annual payroll $57,961k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28612 (116 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Connelly Springs, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Burke County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Connelly Springs. See the Burke County roll-up →

Connelly Springs sits in the lower half of Burke County on income: Morganton, Valdese and Hildebran report more, and only Drexel reports less. Drexel marks the far end of that range at $34,881, 37% below Connelly Springs.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28612 12,397 $54,934 116 57
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Connelly Springs 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 Connelly Springs, .