PlainZIP

Kings Mountain, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kings Mountain, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,895. 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 KINGS-MOUNTAIN-NC · Kings Mountain, NC 1 ZIPs · 25,895 pop · #16628/25278 · Cleveland County

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

  • INC-MID $62,414
  • RANK-LOWER #16628/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Casar
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,895
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $207,300

Nearest income peer: Casar, NC ( $2,436 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 Kings Mountain

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,895
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,414
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 $62,414 and poverty 17.6% concentrate in 28086.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kings Mountain as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Salisbury is the closest lower-income city and Grandy the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kings Mountain.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28086, is all of Kings Mountain

There is no split to weigh here: 28086 holds every one of Kings Mountain's 25,895 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Kings Mountain's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 516 establishments, 9,892 employees , annual payroll $471,353k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28086 (516 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (79) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Kings Mountain, NC

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

Kings Mountain sits in the upper half of Cleveland County on income: Shelby, Lawndale and Grover report less, while Lattimore reports more. Lattimore marks the far end of that range at $75,000, 20% above Kings Mountain.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28086 25,895 $62,414 516 114
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Kings Mountain 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 Kings Mountain, .