Greenville, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Greenville, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 108,695. 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 GREENVILLE-NC · Greenville, NC 2 ZIPs · 108,695 pop · #20237/25278 · Pitt County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $54,324
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20237/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bethel
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 40% owners
  • POP-MID 108,695
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 27834→27858
  • HOME-MID $212,800

Nearest income peer: Bethel, NC ( $1,056 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 Greenville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Greenville 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, Greenville, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
108,695
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,324
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 2 ZIPs ($54,324 average) · poverty 23.3%. The primary code (27858) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (40.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,005 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, East Flat Rock is the closest lower-income city and Calypso the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Greenville.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Greenville differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Greenville: $48,935 in ZIP 27834 to $59,713 in 27858. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

27834 to 27858

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

27834 to 27858

Poverty-rate spread
1.6 points

27858 to 27834

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 27858 skews compact Greenville

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27858 covers about 51% of Greenville's 108,695 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Greenville

Citywide ZBP: 2,694 establishments, 51,362 employees , annual payroll $2,605,864k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27858 (1,394 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (442) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Greenville, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Pitt County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Greenville. See the Pitt County roll-up →

Greenville sits in the lower half of Pitt County on income: Winterville, Ayden and Grimesland report more, Farmville and Simpson report less. Falkland marks the far end of that range at $96,144, 77% above Greenville.

Side-by-side: Compare 27858 vs 27834 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27858 55,781 $59,713 1,394 358
27834 52,914 $48,935 1,300 116

Greenville 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 Greenville, .