Franklin, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Franklin, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,040. 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 FRANKLIN-NC · Franklin, NC 1 ZIPs · 27,040 pop · #20356/25278 · Macon County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $54,021
- RANK-BOTTOM #20356/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Topton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 77% owners
- POP-SMALL 27,040
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $228,500
Nearest income peer: Topton, NC (+ $8,024 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 Franklin
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Franklin on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Franklin · this city · lowest
Franklin · this city · lowest
$54,021 median HH income
- Topton · near
Topton · near
$62,045 median HH income
- Highlands · near
Highlands · near
$70,392 median HH income
- Otto · highest
Otto · highest
$72,269 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, Franklin, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 19th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 27,040
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $54,021
- 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 ($54,021 average) · poverty 12.4%. The primary code (28734) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Franklin as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Ash is the closest lower-income city and Beulaville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Franklin.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 28734, is all of Franklin
There is no split to weigh here: 28734 holds every one of Franklin's 27,040 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 Franklin's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 884 establishments, 7,895 employees , annual payroll $327,909k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28734 (884 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (161) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Franklin, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Macon County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Franklin. See the Macon County roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Macon County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Franklin, Highlands, Otto and Topton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Otto marks the far end of that range at $72,269, 34% above Franklin.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28734 | 27,040 | $54,021 | 884 | 35 |
Franklin 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 Franklin, .