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Knotts Island, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Knotts Island, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,006. 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 KNOTTS-ISLAND-NC · Knotts Island, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,006 pop · #6811/25278 · Currituck County

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

  • INC-HIGH $88,250
  • RANK-UPPER #6811/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shawboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,006
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $290,300

Nearest income peer: Shawboro, NC ( $1,875 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 Knotts Island

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

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,006
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,250
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 27950 (2,006 residents). Household income $88,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Carthage is the closest lower-income city and Brasstown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Knotts Island.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27950, is all of Knotts Island

There is no split to weigh here: 27950 holds every one of Knotts Island's 2,006 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Knotts Island

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 60 employees , annual payroll $1,784k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27950 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (6) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Knotts Island, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Currituck County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Knotts Island. See the Currituck County roll-up →

Knotts Island sits in the upper half of Currituck County on income: Grandy, Jarvisburg and Powells Point report less, while Moyock, Currituck and Corolla report more. Currituck marks the far end of that range at $132,713, 50% above Knotts Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27950 2,006 $88,250 19 26
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Knotts Island 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 Knotts Island, .