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Hookerton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hookerton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,175. 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 HOOKERTON-NC · Hookerton, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,175 pop · #19199/25278 · Greene County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,953
  • RANK-LOWER #19199/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Walstonburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 49% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,175
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $114,800

Nearest income peer: Walstonburg, NC ( $1,786 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 Hookerton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hookerton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hookerton, 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
2,175
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,953
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 ($56,953 average) · poverty 23.1%. The primary code (28538) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.2%) for this income tier, rent $901 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Shelby is the closest lower-income city and Vanceboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hookerton.

Population concentration

Hookerton's single ZIP 28538 carries the town

Hookerton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28538 is the entire residential footprint (2,175 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 Hookerton

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 182 employees , annual payroll $6,901k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28538 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (6) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Hookerton, NC

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

No other city sharing Greene County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hookerton. La Grange, Snow Hill and Walstonburg sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. La Grange marks the far end of that range at $49,092, 14% below Hookerton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28538 2,175 $56,953 23 29
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Hookerton 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 Hookerton, .