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Dobson, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dobson, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,597. 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 DOBSON-NC · Dobson, NC 1 ZIPs · 9,597 pop · #18169/25278 · Surry County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,329
  • RANK-LOWER #18169/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ State Road
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,597
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,800

Nearest income peer: State Road, NC (+ $1,504 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 Dobson

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,597
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,329
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 $59,329 and poverty 17.6% concentrate in 27017.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dobson as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, High Point is the closest lower-income city and Macon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dobson.

Population concentration

Dobson reads through its lone ZIP, 27017

9,597 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27017 is not the leading code inside Dobson, 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 Dobson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 164 establishments, 2,450 employees , annual payroll $99,456k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27017 (164 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (33) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Dobson, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Surry County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dobson. See the Surry County roll-up →

Dobson lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Surry County: Pilot Mountain, State Road and Lowgap earn more and Mount Airy, Elkin and Thurmond earn less. Pilot Mountain marks the far end of that range at $78,700, 33% above Dobson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27017 9,597 $59,329 164 35
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Dobson 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 Dobson, .