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Etowah, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Etowah, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,894. 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 ETOWAH-NC · Etowah, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,894 pop · #7876/25278 · Henderson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,413
  • RANK-UPPER #7876/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fletcher
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,894
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $321,000

Nearest income peer: Fletcher, NC ( $2,561 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 Etowah

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

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,894
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,413
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 28729 (2,894 residents). Household income $84,413 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28729, is all of Etowah

There is no split to weigh here: 28729 holds every one of Etowah's 2,894 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Etowah's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 81 establishments, 603 employees , annual payroll $22,328k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28729 (81 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (18) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Etowah, NC

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

Etowah lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Henderson County: Mills River, Zirconia and Horse Shoe earn more and Hendersonville, Fletcher and Flat Rock earn less. East Flat Rock marks the far end of that range at $54,152, 36% below Etowah.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28729 2,894 $84,413 81 255
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Etowah 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 Etowah, .