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Lowgap, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lowgap, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,733. 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 LOWGAP-NC · Lowgap, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,733 pop · #16474/25278 · Surry County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,813
  • RANK-LOWER #16474/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over State Road
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,733
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $188,600

Nearest income peer: State Road, NC ( $1,980 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 Lowgap

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,733
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,813
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 $62,813 and poverty 16.3% concentrate in 27024.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Graham is the closest lower-income city and Spring Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lowgap.

Population concentration

Lowgap's single ZIP 27024 carries the town

Lowgap is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27024 is the entire residential footprint (2,733 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lowgap

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 48 employees , annual payroll $1,758k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27024 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Lowgap, NC

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

Lowgap lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Surry County: Pilot Mountain, Ararat and Siloam earn more and Mount Airy, Elkin and Dobson earn less. Thurmond marks the far end of that range at $45,423, 28% below Lowgap.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27024 2,733 $62,813 22 24
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Lowgap 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 Lowgap, .