PlainZIP

Delco, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Delco, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,203. 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 DELCO-NC · Delco, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,203 pop · #15749/25278 · Columbus County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,297
  • RANK-LOWER #15749/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hallsboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,203
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $184,200

Nearest income peer: Hallsboro, NC ( $3,333 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 Delco

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,203
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,297
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,297 and poverty 4.1% concentrate in 28436.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,154 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Delco reads through its lone ZIP, 28436

2,203 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28436 is not the leading code inside Delco, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Delco's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 266 employees , annual payroll $11,058k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28436 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (8) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Delco, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Columbus County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Delco. See the Columbus County roll-up →

Delco sits in the upper half of Columbus County on income: Whiteville, Tabor City and Chadbourn report less, while Lake Waccamaw, Clarendon and Cerro Gordo report more. Fair Bluff marks the far end of that range at $32,361, 50% below Delco.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28436 2,203 $64,297 52 23
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Delco 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 Delco, .