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Laurel Springs, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Laurel Springs, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,494. 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 LAUREL-SPRINGS-NC · Laurel Springs, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,494 pop · #20816/25278 · Alleghany County

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

  • INC-MID $52,798
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20816/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ennice
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,494
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $222,400

Nearest income peer: Ennice, NC (+ $586 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 Laurel Springs

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Laurel Springs 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, Laurel Springs, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,494
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,798
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 ($52,798 average) · poverty 19.2%. The primary code (28644) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Laurel Springs as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Spring Hope is the closest lower-income city and Tarboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Laurel Springs.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28644, is all of Laurel Springs

There is no split to weigh here: 28644 holds every one of Laurel Springs's 1,494 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 Laurel Springs

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 55 employees , annual payroll $2,338k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28644 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Laurel Springs, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Alleghany County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Laurel Springs. See the Alleghany County roll-up →

Laurel Springs sits in the upper half of Alleghany County on income: Sparta and Glade Valley report less, while Piney Creek reports more. Piney Creek marks the far end of that range at $80,457, 52% above Laurel Springs.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28644 1,494 $52,798 20 8
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Laurel Springs 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 Laurel Springs, .