Granite Falls, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Granite Falls, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,041. 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 GRANITE-FALLS-NC · Granite Falls, NC 1 ZIPs · 20,041 pop · #15942/25278 · Caldwell County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,835
  • RANK-LOWER #15942/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hudson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,041
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $202,400

Nearest income peer: Hudson, NC (+ $3,300 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 Granite Falls

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

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,041
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,835
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 $63,835 and poverty 12.4% concentrate in 28630.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Granite Falls as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Elm City is the closest lower-income city and Lowland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Granite Falls.

Population concentration

Granite Falls reads through its lone ZIP, 28630

20,041 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28630 is not the leading code inside Granite Falls, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Granite Falls's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 317 establishments, 4,350 employees , annual payroll $186,881k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28630 (317 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (52) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Granite Falls, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Caldwell County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Granite Falls. See the Caldwell County roll-up →

Granite Falls sits in the upper half of Caldwell County on income: Lenoir and Rhodhiss report less, while Hudson reports more. Rhodhiss marks the far end of that range at $26,354, 59% below Granite Falls.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28630 20,041 $63,835 317 129

Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls, .