PlainZIP

Cullowhee, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cullowhee, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,329. 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 CULLOWHEE-NC · Cullowhee, NC 1 ZIPs · 11,329 pop · #22965/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $45,568
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22965/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tuckasegee
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 37% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,329
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $347,900

Nearest income peer: Tuckasegee, NC (+ $5,782 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 Cullowhee

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

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,329
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,568
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 ($45,568 average) · poverty 29.3%. The primary code (28723) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (36.5%) for this income tier, rent $892 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Cullowhee's single ZIP 28723 carries the town

Cullowhee is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28723 is the entire residential footprint (11,329 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 Cullowhee

Citywide ZBP: 99 establishments, 756 employees , annual payroll $28,371k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28723 (99 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (24) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Cullowhee, NC

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

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Jackson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Cullowhee, Sylva, Whittier and Cashiers among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Cashiers marks the far end of that range at $76,085, 67% above Cullowhee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28723 11,329 $45,568 99 39
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Cullowhee 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 Cullowhee, .