Fayetteville, NC
Census ZIP code profile for Fayetteville, NC - 8 ZIPs, total population 238,602. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FAYETTEVILLE-NC · Fayetteville, NC 8 ZIPs · 238,602 pop · #16999/25278 · Cumberland County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $61,731
- RANK-LOWER #16999/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Hope Mills
- BOOK-MID 8 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 55% owners
- POP-MID 238,602
- SPREAD-WIDE 28301→28305
- HOME-LOW $199,738
Nearest income peer: Hope Mills, NC (+ $4,398 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 Fayetteville
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fayetteville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Fort Bragg · lowest $51,420
Fort Bragg · lowest
$51,420 median HH income
- Fayetteville · this city
Fayetteville · this city
$61,731 median HH income
- Hope Mills · near
Hope Mills · near
$66,129 median HH income
- Linden · near
Linden · near
$72,150 median HH income
- Stedman · near
Stedman · near
$72,955 median HH income
- Falcon · highest
Falcon · highest
$138,125 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, Fayetteville, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 33rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 238,602
- city population (Census)
- 8
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,731
- 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.
A below-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (8 codes). Income averages $61,731, rent $1,136 , commute about 23 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.
Fayetteville sits in the lower half of Cumberland County on income: Hope Mills, Stedman and Linden report more, and only Fort Bragg reports less. Falcon marks the far end of that range at $138,125, 124% above Fayetteville.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Fayetteville differ
Fayetteville's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $39,198 in ZIP 28301 to $78,148 in ZIP 28305, while home values span $122,400 in 28301 to $260,900 in 28305. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.0×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 12.7 points
28301 to 28305
28301 to 28305
28303 to 28301
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Fayetteville residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 8 codes in Fayetteville. The densest, 28314, still represents only about 23% of the 238,602 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-density employers across Fayetteville's ZIP mosaic
Citywide ZBP: 4,891 establishments, 80,901 employees , annual payroll $3,647,549k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 8 of 8 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28303 (1,081 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (911) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Fayetteville, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Cumberland County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 8 of them fall in Fayetteville. See the Cumberland County roll-up →
Fayetteville sits in the lower half of Cumberland County on income: Hope Mills, Stedman and Linden report more, and only Fort Bragg reports less. Falcon marks the far end of that range at $138,125, 124% above Fayetteville.
Side-by-side: Compare 28314 vs 28306 →
Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, .