Fountain, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fountain, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,930. 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 FOUNTAIN-NC · Fountain, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,930 pop · #18640/25278 · Pitt County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $58,277
- RANK-LOWER #18640/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ayden
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 84% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,930
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $123,000
Nearest income peer: Ayden, NC ( $992 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 Fountain
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fountain on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Simpson · lowest $32,500
Simpson · lowest
$32,500 median HH income
- Bethel · near
Bethel · near
$53,268 median HH income
- Greenville · near
Greenville · near
$54,324 median HH income
- Ayden · near
Ayden · near
$57,285 median HH income
- Fountain · this city
Fountain · this city
$58,277 median HH income
- Stokes · near
Stokes · near
$64,306 median HH income
- Falkland · highest
Falkland · highest
$96,144 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, Fountain, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 26th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,930
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $58,277
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,277 and poverty 22.5% concentrate in 27829.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fountain as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Seagrove is the closest lower-income city and Como the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fountain.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 27829, is all of Fountain
There is no split to weigh here: 27829 holds every one of Fountain's 1,930 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fountain
Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 110 employees , annual payroll $4,879k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27829 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (5) .
ZIP Codes in Fountain, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Pitt County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fountain. See the Pitt County roll-up →
Fountain lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Pitt County: Winterville, Grimesland and Stokes earn more and Greenville, Farmville and Bethel earn less. Falkland marks the far end of that range at $96,144, 65% above Fountain.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27829 | 1,930 | $58,277 | 16 | 15 |
Fountain 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 Fountain, .