PlainZIP

Leicester, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Leicester, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,334. 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 LEICESTER-NC · Leicester, NC 1 ZIPs · 11,334 pop · #18319/25278 · Buncombe County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $59,013
  • RANK-LOWER #18319/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Candler
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,334
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $308,500

Nearest income peer: Candler, NC (+ $12,703 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 Leicester

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,334
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,013
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 $59,013 and poverty 13.1% concentrate in 28748.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Leicester as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Burnsville is the closest lower-income city and Walnut Cove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Leicester.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28748, is all of Leicester

There is no split to weigh here: 28748 holds every one of Leicester's 11,334 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 Leicester

Citywide ZBP: 168 establishments, 780 employees , annual payroll $33,653k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28748 (168 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (61) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Leicester, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Buncombe County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Leicester. See the Buncombe County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Buncombe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Leicester, Asheville, Candler and Weaverville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Montreat marks the far end of that range at $115,568, 96% above Leicester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28748 11,334 $59,013 168 52
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Leicester 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 Leicester, .