PlainZIP

Lawndale, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lawndale, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,342. 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 LAWNDALE-NC · Lawndale, NC 1 ZIPs · 8,342 pop · #18872/25278 · Cleveland County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,714
  • RANK-LOWER #18872/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shelby
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,342
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,700

Nearest income peer: Shelby, NC ( $895 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 Lawndale

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

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,342
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,714
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 $57,714 and poverty 12.2% concentrate in 28090.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lawndale as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Lawndale's single ZIP 28090 carries the town

Lawndale is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28090 is the entire residential footprint (8,342 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lawndale

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 273 employees , annual payroll $7,540k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28090 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (18) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Lawndale, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Cleveland County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lawndale. See the Cleveland County roll-up →

Lawndale sits in the lower half of Cleveland County on income: Kings Mountain, Casar and Lattimore report more, and only Grover reports less. Lattimore marks the far end of that range at $75,000, 30% above Lawndale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28090 8,342 $57,714 82 34
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Lawndale 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 Lawndale, .