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Lake Toxaway, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Toxaway, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,198. 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-TOXAWAY-NC · Lake Toxaway, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,198 pop · #14971/25278 · Transylvania County

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

  • INC-MID $66,000
  • RANK-MID #14971/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Brevard
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,198
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $294,600

Nearest income peer: Brevard, NC ( $2,955 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 Toxaway

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake Toxaway on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lake Toxaway, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,198
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,000
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 $66,000 and poverty 15.8% concentrate in 28747.

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, Randleman is the closest lower-income city and Kenly the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Toxaway.

Population concentration

Lake Toxaway reads through its lone ZIP, 28747

2,198 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28747 is not the leading code inside Lake Toxaway, 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 Toxaway's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 382 employees , annual payroll $16,092k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28747 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Accommodation and food services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Toxaway, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Transylvania County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake Toxaway. See the Transylvania County roll-up →

Lake Toxaway sits in the lower half of Transylvania County on income: Pisgah Forest, Rosman and Sapphire report more, Brevard and Penrose report less. Sapphire marks the far end of that range at $154,635, 134% above Lake Toxaway.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28747 2,198 $66,000 59 16
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Lake Toxaway 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 Toxaway, .