PlainZIP

Fairmont, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairmont, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,765. 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 FAIRMONT-NC · Fairmont, NC 1 ZIPs · 10,765 pop · #23960/25278 · Robeson County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $39,746
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23960/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Orrum
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,765
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,700

Nearest income peer: Orrum, NC (+ $254 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 Fairmont

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fairmont on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fairmont, 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.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,765
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,746
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 ($39,746 average) · poverty 26.8%. The primary code (28340) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.8%) for this income tier, rent $835 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Fairmont's single ZIP 28340 carries the town

Fairmont is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28340 is the entire residential footprint (10,765 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fairmont

Citywide ZBP: 101 establishments, 833 employees , annual payroll $27,075k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28340 (101 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (28) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fairmont, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Robeson County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairmont. See the Robeson County roll-up →

Fairmont lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Robeson County: Lumberton, Saint Pauls and Parkton earn more and Maxton, Pembroke and Red Springs earn less. Proctorville marks the far end of that range at $74,327, 87% above Fairmont.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28340 10,765 $39,746 101 33
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Fairmont 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 Fairmont, .