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Lansing, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lansing, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,521. 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 LANSING-NC · Lansing, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,521 pop · #23171/25278 · Ashe County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,509
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23171/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Creston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,521
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $149,500

Nearest income peer: Creston, NC (+ $7,144 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 Lansing

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lansing 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, Lansing, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,521
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,509
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($44,509 average) · poverty 17.5%. The primary code (28643) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lansing as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Windsor is the closest lower-income city and Micro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lansing.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28643, is all of Lansing

There is no split to weigh here: 28643 holds every one of Lansing's 3,521 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 Lansing

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 232 employees , annual payroll $9,265k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28643 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lansing, NC

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

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Ashe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lansing, West Jefferson, Jefferson and Fleetwood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Scottville marks the far end of that range at $163,210, 267% above Lansing.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28643 3,521 $44,509 22 20
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Lansing 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 Lansing, .