PlainZIP

Fairview, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairview, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,133. 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 FAIRVIEW-NC · Fairview, NC 1 ZIPs · 9,133 pop · #4008/25278 · Buncombe County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $102,900
  • RANK-TOP #4008/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Alexander
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,133
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $433,300

Nearest income peer: Alexander, NC (+ $5,225 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 Fairview

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fairview 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, Fairview, NC sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 16%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,133
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$102,900
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $102,900 and home value $433,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 47.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28730, is all of Fairview

There is no split to weigh here: 28730 holds every one of Fairview's 9,133 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 Fairview's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 225 establishments, 1,547 employees , annual payroll $76,590k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28730 (225 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (50) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Fairview, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Buncombe County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairview. See the Buncombe County roll-up →

Fairview sits in the upper half of Buncombe County on income: Asheville, Candler and Weaverville report less, while Alexander and Montreat report more. Leicester marks the far end of that range at $59,013, 43% below Fairview.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28730 9,133 $102,900 225 71
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Fairview 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 Fairview, .