Lenoir, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lenoir, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 47,703. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LENOIR-NC · Lenoir, NC 1 ZIPs · 47,703 pop · #21217/25278 · Caldwell County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,650
- RANK-BOTTOM #21217/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Granite Falls
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 71% owners
- POP-SMALL 47,703
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $175,500
Nearest income peer: Granite Falls, NC (+ $12,185 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 Lenoir
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lenoir on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Rhodhiss · lowest $26,354
Rhodhiss · lowest
$26,354 median HH income
- Lenoir · this city
Lenoir · this city
$51,650 median HH income
- Granite Falls · near
Granite Falls · near
$63,835 median HH income
- Hudson · highest
Hudson · highest
$67,135 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lenoir, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 47,703
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,650
- 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 ($51,650 average) · poverty 14.3%. The primary code (28645) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lenoir as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Candor is the closest lower-income city and Creston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lenoir.
Population concentration
Lenoir reads through its lone ZIP, 28645
47,703 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28645 is not the leading code inside Lenoir, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Lenoir's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 848 establishments, 13,912 employees , annual payroll $684,006k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28645 (848 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (144) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Lenoir, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Caldwell County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lenoir. See the Caldwell County roll-up →
Lenoir sits in the lower half of Caldwell County on income: Granite Falls and Hudson report more, and only Rhodhiss reports less. Rhodhiss marks the far end of that range at $26,354, 49% below Lenoir.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28645 | 47,703 | $51,650 | 848 | 56 |
Lenoir 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 Lenoir, .