PlainZIP

Locust, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Locust, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,369. 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 LOCUST-NC · Locust, NC 1 ZIPs · 5,369 pop · #10481/25278 · Stanly County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $76,594
  • RANK-MID #10481/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Stanfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,369
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $314,400

Nearest income peer: Stanfield, NC ( $4,208 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 Locust

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

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,369
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,594
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 28097 (5,369 residents). Household income $76,594 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Blowing Rock is the closest lower-income city and Linville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Locust.

Population concentration

Locust reads through its lone ZIP, 28097

5,369 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28097 is not the leading code inside Locust, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Locust's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 227 establishments, 2,104 employees , annual payroll $82,727k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28097 (227 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (44) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Locust, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Stanly County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Locust. See the Stanly County roll-up →

No other city sharing Stanly County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Locust. Albemarle, New London and Norwood sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Misenheimer marks the far end of that range at $31,208, 59% below Locust.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28097 5,369 $76,594 227 68
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Locust 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 Locust, .