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Jefferson, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jefferson, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,719. 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 JEFFERSON-NC · Jefferson, NC 1 ZIPs · 4,719 pop · #20669/25278 · Ashe County

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

  • INC-MID $53,155
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20669/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Creston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,719
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $282,900

Nearest income peer: Creston, NC ( $1,502 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 Jefferson

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,719
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,155
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 ($53,155 average) · poverty 14.8%. The primary code (28640) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Jefferson as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Badin is the closest lower-income city and Washington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jefferson.

Population concentration

Jefferson reads through its lone ZIP, 28640

4,719 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28640 is not the leading code inside Jefferson, 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 Jefferson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 152 establishments, 2,394 employees , annual payroll $125,338k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28640 (152 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (24) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Jefferson, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Ashe County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jefferson. See the Ashe County roll-up →

Jefferson sits in the lower half of Ashe County on income: West Jefferson, Fleetwood and Crumpler report more, Lansing and Creston report less. Scottville marks the far end of that range at $163,210, 207% above Jefferson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28640 4,719 $53,155 152 47
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Jefferson 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 Jefferson, .