Hamlet, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hamlet, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,592. 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 HAMLET-NC · Hamlet, NC 1 ZIPs · 12,592 pop · #23799/25278 · Richmond County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $40,957
- RANK-BOTTOM #23799/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Hoffman
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 62% owners
- POP-TOWN 12,592
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $97,600
Nearest income peer: Hoffman, NC ( $1,847 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 Hamlet
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hamlet on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hoffman · lowest
Hoffman · lowest
$39,110 median HH income
- Hamlet · this city
Hamlet · this city
$40,957 median HH income
- Rockingham · near
Rockingham · near
$49,149 median HH income
- Ellerbe · highest
Ellerbe · highest
$58,532 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hamlet, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 6th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 12,592
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $40,957
- 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 ($40,957 average) · poverty 25.3%. The primary code (28345) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.6%) for this income tier, rent $679 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within North Carolina, Chadbourn is the closest lower-income city and Columbia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hamlet.
Population concentration
Hamlet's single ZIP 28345 carries the town
Hamlet is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28345 is the entire residential footprint (12,592 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Hamlet
Citywide ZBP: 185 establishments, 3,291 employees , annual payroll $168,585k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28345 (185 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (33) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Hamlet, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Richmond County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hamlet. See the Richmond County roll-up →
Hamlet sits in the lower half of Richmond County on income: Rockingham and Ellerbe report more, and only Hoffman reports less. Ellerbe marks the far end of that range at $58,532, 43% above Hamlet.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28345 | 12,592 | $40,957 | 185 | 69 |
Hamlet 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 Hamlet, .