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East Flat Rock, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Flat Rock, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,203. 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 EAST-FLAT-ROCK-NC · East Flat Rock, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,203 pop · #20310/25278 · Henderson County

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

  • INC-MID $54,152
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20310/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Flat Rock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,203
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $198,400

Nearest income peer: Flat Rock, NC (+ $12,157 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 East Flat Rock

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest East Flat Rock 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, East Flat Rock, 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.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,203
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,152
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 ($54,152 average) · poverty 15.9%. The primary code (28726) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.1%) for this income tier, rent $976 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Kenansville is the closest lower-income city and Greenville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Flat Rock.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28726, is all of East Flat Rock

There is no split to weigh here: 28726 holds every one of East Flat Rock's 3,203 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on East Flat Rock's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 71 establishments, 1,166 employees , annual payroll $70,647k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28726 (71 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (14) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in East Flat Rock, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Henderson County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in East Flat Rock. See the Henderson County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Henderson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than East Flat Rock, Hendersonville, Fletcher and Flat Rock among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mills River marks the far end of that range at $107,609, 99% above East Flat Rock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28726 3,203 $54,152 71 519
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East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock, .