PlainZIP

Halifax, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Halifax, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,001. 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 HALIFAX-NC · Halifax, NC 1 ZIPs · 4,001 pop · #22352/25278 · Halifax County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,094
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22352/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roanoke Rapids
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,001
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $94,100

Nearest income peer: Roanoke Rapids, NC (+ $1,408 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 Halifax

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Halifax 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, Halifax, 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.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,001
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,094
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 ($48,094 average) · poverty 19.5%. The primary code (27839) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Halifax as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Chinquapin is the closest lower-income city and Green Mountain the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Halifax.

Population concentration

Halifax reads through its lone ZIP, 27839

4,001 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27839 is not the leading code inside Halifax, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Halifax

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 1,418 employees , annual payroll $59,792k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27839 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Accommodation and food services · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Halifax, NC

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

Halifax lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Halifax County: Roanoke Rapids, Littleton and Hobgood earn more and Enfield, Scotland Neck and Hollister earn less. Hobgood marks the far end of that range at $69,306, 44% above Halifax.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27839 4,001 $48,094 44 11
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Halifax 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 Halifax, .