Hot Springs, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hot Springs, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,125. 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 HOT-SPRINGS-NC · Hot Springs, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,125 pop · #18745/25278 · Madison County

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

  • INC-MID $58,011
  • RANK-LOWER #18745/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Marshall
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,125
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,800

Nearest income peer: Marshall, NC ( $5,707 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 Hot Springs

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hot Springs 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, Hot Springs, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,125
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,011
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,011 and poverty 12.7% concentrate in 28743.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hot Springs as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Mount Gilead is the closest lower-income city and Seagrove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hot Springs.

Population concentration

Hot Springs's single ZIP 28743 carries the town

Hot Springs is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28743 is the entire residential footprint (2,125 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Hot Springs's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 47 establishments, 325 employees , annual payroll $12,347k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28743 (47 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (11) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Hot Springs, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hot Springs. See the Madison County roll-up →

Hot Springs lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Madison County: Mars Hill earns more and Marshall earns less. Mars Hill marks the far end of that range at $68,750, 19% above Hot Springs.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28743 2,125 $58,011 47 7

Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs, .