PlainZIP

King, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for King, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,106. 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 KING-NC · King, NC 1 ZIPs · 18,106 pop · #16097/25278 · Stokes County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,552
  • RANK-LOWER #16097/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sandy Ridge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,106
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $219,600

Nearest income peer: Sandy Ridge, NC (+ $912 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 King

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,106
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,552
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 $63,552 and poverty 10.7% concentrate in 27021.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating King as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Poplar Branch is the closest lower-income city and Pollocksville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for King.

Population concentration

King reads through its lone ZIP, 27021

18,106 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27021 is not the leading code inside King, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on King's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 344 establishments, 3,310 employees , annual payroll $117,829k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27021 (344 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (61) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in King, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Stokes County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in King. See the Stokes County roll-up →

King sits in the upper half of Stokes County on income: Walnut Cove, Germanton and Danbury report less, while Pinnacle and Westfield report more. Lawsonville marks the far end of that range at $43,281, 32% below King.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27021 18,106 $63,552 344 131
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King 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 King, .