Elkin, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkin, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,472. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ELKIN-NC · Elkin, NC 1 ZIPs · 10,472 pop · #20505/25278 · Surry County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $53,616
- RANK-BOTTOM #20505/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Dobson
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-TOWN 10,472
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $159,000
Nearest income peer: Dobson, NC (+ $5,713 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 Elkin
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkin on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Thurmond · lowest
Thurmond · lowest
$45,423 median HH income
- Mount Airy · near
Mount Airy · near
$46,377 median HH income
- Elkin · this city
Elkin · this city
$53,616 median HH income
- Dobson · near
Dobson · near
$59,329 median HH income
- State Road · near
State Road · near
$60,833 median HH income
- Pilot Mountain · highest
Pilot Mountain · highest
$78,700 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elkin, 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
- 10,472
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $53,616
- 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 ($53,616 average) · poverty 21.0%. The primary code (28621) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkin as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Edenton is the closest lower-income city and Norwood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elkin.
Population concentration
Elkin's single ZIP 28621 carries the town
Elkin is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28621 is the entire residential footprint (10,472 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Elkin's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 323 establishments, 5,251 employees , annual payroll $227,876k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28621 (323 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (60) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Elkin, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Surry County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkin. See the Surry County roll-up →
Elkin sits in the lower half of Surry County on income: Dobson, Pilot Mountain and State Road report more, Mount Airy and Thurmond report less. Pilot Mountain marks the far end of that range at $78,700, 47% above Elkin.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28621 | 10,472 | $53,616 | 323 | 58 |
Elkin 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 Elkin, .