PlainZIP

Glenville, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Glenville, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 787. 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 GLENVILLE-NC · Glenville, NC 1 ZIPs · 787 pop · #12900/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $70,855
  • RANK-MID #12900/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cashiers
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 787
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $428,400

Nearest income peer: Cashiers, NC (+ $5,230 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 Glenville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Glenville 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, Glenville, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
787
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,855
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 $70,855 and poverty 19.0% concentrate in 28736.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Glenville's single ZIP 28736 carries the town

Glenville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28736 is the entire residential footprint (787 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Glenville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 187 employees , annual payroll $10,110k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28736 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Real estate and rental and leasing .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Glenville, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Glenville. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Glenville sits in the upper half of Jackson County on income: Sylva, Cullowhee and Whittier report less, while Cashiers reports more. Cullowhee marks the far end of that range at $45,568, 36% below Glenville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28736 787 $70,855 32 9
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Glenville 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 Glenville, .