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Leland, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Leland, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,112. 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 LELAND-NC · Leland, NC 1 ZIPs · 27,112 pop · #8762/25278 · Brunswick County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,481
  • RANK-UPPER #8762/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Winnabow
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,112
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $351,500

Nearest income peer: Winnabow, NC ( $1,090 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 Leland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Leland 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, Leland, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,112
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,481
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 28451 (27,112 residents). Household income $81,481 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Leland as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Durham is the closest lower-income city and Pinebluff the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 7 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Leland.

Population concentration

Leland's single ZIP 28451 carries the town

Leland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28451 is the entire residential footprint (27,112 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Leland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 712 establishments, 9,235 employees , annual payroll $414,574k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28451 (712 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (101) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Leland, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Brunswick County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Leland. See the Brunswick County roll-up →

Leland sits in the upper half of Brunswick County on income: Supply, Shallotte and Calabash report less, while Oak Island and Ocean Isle Beach report more. Riegelwood marks the far end of that range at $49,670, 39% below Leland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28451 27,112 $81,481 712 75
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Leland 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 Leland, .