Creston, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Creston, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,876. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CRESTON-NC · Creston, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,876 pop · #21216/25278 · Ashe County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,653
- RANK-BOTTOM #21216/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jefferson
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,876
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $152,600
Nearest income peer: Jefferson, NC (+ $1,502 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 Creston
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Creston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lansing · lowest $44,509
Lansing · lowest
$44,509 median HH income
- Creston · this city $51,653
Creston · this city
$51,653 median HH income
- Jefferson · near $53,155
Jefferson · near
$53,155 median HH income
- West Jefferson · near $58,486
West Jefferson · near
$58,486 median HH income
- Crumpler · near $62,204
Crumpler · near
$62,204 median HH income
- Scottville · highest
Scottville · highest
$163,210 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Creston, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,876
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,653
- 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 ($51,653 average) · poverty 15.4%. The primary code (28615) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Creston as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Lenoir is the closest lower-income city and Whittier the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Creston.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 28615, is all of Creston
There is no split to weigh here: 28615 holds every one of Creston's 1,876 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 Creston
Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 66 employees , annual payroll $1,830k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28615 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Creston, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Ashe County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Creston. See the Ashe County roll-up →
Creston sits in the lower half of Ashe County on income: West Jefferson, Jefferson and Fleetwood report more, and only Lansing reports less. Scottville marks the far end of that range at $163,210, 216% above Creston.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28615 | 1,876 | $51,653 | 14 | 11 |
Creston 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 Creston, .