Glade Valley, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Glade Valley, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,152. 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 GLADE-VALLEY-NC · Glade Valley, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,152 pop · #22753/25278 · Alleghany County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $46,474
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22753/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sparta
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,152
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $246,400

Nearest income peer: Sparta, NC ( $1,914 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 Glade Valley

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Glade Valley 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, Glade Valley, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,152
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,474
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 ($46,474 average) · poverty 9.0%. The primary code (28627) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Glade Valley as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Currie is the closest lower-income city and Pine Hall the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Glade Valley.

Population concentration

Glade Valley's single ZIP 28627 carries the town

Glade Valley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28627 is the entire residential footprint (1,152 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Glade Valley's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 90 employees , annual payroll $3,477k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28627 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Glade Valley, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Alleghany County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Glade Valley. See the Alleghany County roll-up →

Glade Valley sits in the lower half of Alleghany County on income: Ennice, Laurel Springs and Piney Creek report more, and only Sparta reports less. Piney Creek marks the far end of that range at $80,457, 73% above Glade Valley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28627 1,152 $46,474 25 22

Glade Valley 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 Glade Valley, .