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Drexel, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Drexel, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,520. 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 DREXEL-NC · Drexel, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,520 pop · #24517/25278 · Burke County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $34,881
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24517/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Connelly Springs
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,520
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $198,600

Nearest income peer: Connelly Springs, NC (+ $20,053 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 Drexel

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

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,520
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$34,881
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 ($34,881 average) · poverty 9.4%. The primary code (28619) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.9%) for this income tier, rent $759 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28619, is all of Drexel

There is no split to weigh here: 28619 holds every one of Drexel's 1,520 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 Drexel

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 265 employees , annual payroll $7,221k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28619 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (6) · also Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Drexel, NC

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

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Burke County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Drexel, Morganton, Connelly Springs and Valdese among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Glen Alpine marks the far end of that range at $74,375, 113% above Drexel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28619 1,520 $34,881 11 492
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Drexel 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 Drexel, .