Edenton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Edenton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,562. 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 EDENTON-NC · Edenton, NC 1 ZIPs · 12,562 pop · #20559/25278 · Chowan County

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

  • INC-MID $53,490
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20559/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tyner
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,562
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $233,400

Nearest income peer: Tyner, NC (+ $12,621 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 Edenton

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

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,562
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,490
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 ($53,490 average) · poverty 20.5%. The primary code (27932) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Edenton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Edenton reads through its lone ZIP, 27932

12,562 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27932 is not the leading code inside Edenton, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Edenton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 347 establishments, 3,972 employees , annual payroll $185,026k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27932 (347 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (65) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Edenton, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Chowan County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Edenton. See the Chowan County roll-up →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27932 12,562 $53,490 347 41

Edenton 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 Edenton, .