PlainZIP

Lake Lure, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Lure, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,388. 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 LAKE-LURE-NC · Lake Lure, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,388 pop · #13061/25278 · Rutherford County

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

  • INC-MID $70,469
  • RANK-MID #13061/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Chimney Rock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,388
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $470,700

Nearest income peer: Chimney Rock, NC ( $7,031 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 Lake Lure

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,388
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,469
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 $70,469 and poverty 16.4% concentrate in 28746.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Balsam Grove is the closest lower-income city and Union Grove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Lure.

Population concentration

Lake Lure reads through its lone ZIP, 28746

2,388 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28746 is not the leading code inside Lake Lure, 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 Lake Lure's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 80 establishments, 647 employees , annual payroll $24,805k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28746 (80 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (16) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Lure, NC

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

No other city sharing Rutherford County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lake Lure. Forest City, Rutherfordton and Ellenboro sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Spindale marks the far end of that range at $40,868, 42% below Lake Lure.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28746 2,388 $70,469 80 20
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Lake Lure 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 Lake Lure, .