PlainZIP

Lincolnton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lincolnton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,570. 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 LINCOLNTON-NC · Lincolnton, NC 1 ZIPs · 38,570 pop · #17425/25278 · Lincoln County

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

  • INC-MID $60,984
  • RANK-LOWER #17425/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Vale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,570
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,300

Nearest income peer: Vale, NC (+ $236 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 Lincolnton

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

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,570
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,984
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 $60,984 and poverty 16.5% concentrate in 28092.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lincolnton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28092, is all of Lincolnton

There is no split to weigh here: 28092 holds every one of Lincolnton's 38,570 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lincolnton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 812 establishments, 11,903 employees , annual payroll $563,098k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28092 (812 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (126) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lincolnton, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lincolnton. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Lincoln County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lincolnton, Denver, Iron Station and Crouse among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Denver marks the far end of that range at $111,703, 83% above Lincolnton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28092 38,570 $60,984 812 122
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Lincolnton 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 Lincolnton, .