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Lowell, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lowell, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,579. 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 LOWELL-NC · Lowell, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,579 pop · #20736/25278 · Gaston County

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

  • INC-MID $53,000
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20736/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alexis
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,579
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $201,500

Nearest income peer: Alexis, NC ( $1,068 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 Lowell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lowell 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, Lowell, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,579
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,000
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 ($53,000 average) · poverty 17.4%. The primary code (28098) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lowell as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28098, is all of Lowell

There is no split to weigh here: 28098 holds every one of Lowell's 3,579 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 Lowell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 76 establishments, 854 employees , annual payroll $43,233k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28098 (76 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (19) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Lowell, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Gaston County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lowell. See the Gaston County roll-up →

Lowell sits in the lower half of Gaston County on income: Gastonia, Belmont and Mount Holly report more, and only High Shoals reports less. Mc Adenville marks the far end of that range at $111,042, 110% above Lowell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28098 3,579 $53,000 76 406
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Lowell 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 Lowell, .