Macon, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Macon, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,962. 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 MACON-NC · Macon, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,962 pop · #18151/25278 · Warren County

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

  • INC-MID $59,375
  • RANK-LOWER #18151/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Warrenton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,962
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $175,000

Nearest income peer: Warrenton, NC ( $12,645 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 Macon

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,962
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,375
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 $59,375 and poverty 13.3% concentrate in 27551.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Macon reads through its lone ZIP, 27551

1,962 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27551 is not the leading code inside Macon, 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 Macon

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 80 employees , annual payroll $3,111k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27551 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Macon, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Warren County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Macon. See the Warren County roll-up →

No other city sharing Warren County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Macon. Warrenton, Norlina and Manson sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Norlina marks the far end of that range at $36,287, 39% below Macon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27551 1,962 $59,375 15 9

Macon 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 Macon, .