PlainZIP

Hatteras, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hatteras, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 504. 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 HATTERAS-NC · Hatteras, NC 1 ZIPs · 504 pop · #19109/25278 · Dare County

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

  • INC-MID $57,188
  • RANK-LOWER #19109/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stumpy Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 504
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Stumpy Point, NC (+ $3,004 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 Hatteras

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

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
504
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,188
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 ($57,188 average) · poverty 4.7%. The primary code (27943) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Hatteras reads through its lone ZIP, 27943

504 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27943 is not the leading code inside Hatteras, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Hatteras's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 63 establishments, 209 employees , annual payroll $11,592k (~125 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27943 (63 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (17) · also Accommodation and food services · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Hatteras, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Dare County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hatteras. See the Dare County roll-up →

Hatteras sits in the lower half of Dare County on income: Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Manteo report more, Frisco, Manns Harbor and Avon report less. Kitty Hawk marks the far end of that range at $120,662, 111% above Hatteras.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27943 504 $57,188 63 73
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Hatteras 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 Hatteras, .