PlainZIP

Linden, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Linden, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,018. 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 LINDEN-NC · Linden, NC 1 ZIPs · 5,018 pop · #12354/25278 · Cumberland County

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

  • INC-MID $72,150
  • RANK-MID #12354/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stedman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,018
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $225,300

Nearest income peer: Stedman, NC (+ $805 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 Linden

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,018
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,150
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 28356 (5,018 residents). Household income $72,150 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Linden as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Linden reads through its lone ZIP, 28356

5,018 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28356 is not the leading code inside Linden, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Linden

Citywide ZBP: 48 establishments, 166 employees , annual payroll $6,064k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28356 (48 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Linden, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Cumberland County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Linden. See the Cumberland County roll-up →

Linden lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Cumberland County: Wade and Falcon earn more and Fayetteville, Hope Mills and Fort Bragg earn less. Falcon marks the far end of that range at $138,125, 91% above Linden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28356 5,018 $72,150 48 35
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Linden 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 Linden, .