PlainZIP

Micro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Micro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 441. 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 MICRO-NC · Micro, NC 1 ZIPs · 441 pop · #23166/25278 · Johnston County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,531
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23166/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Smithfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 441
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $170,700

Nearest income peer: Smithfield, NC (+ $18,227 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 Micro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Micro 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, Micro, 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.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
441
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,531
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 ($44,531 average) · poverty 22.9%. The primary code (27555) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Micro as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27555, is all of Micro

There is no split to weigh here: 27555 holds every one of Micro's 441 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Micro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 46 employees , annual payroll $1,094k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27555 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Micro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Johnston County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Micro. See the Johnston County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Johnston County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Micro, Clayton, Smithfield and Selma among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Clayton marks the far end of that range at $100,679, 126% above Micro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27555 441 $44,531 12 459
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Micro 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 Micro, .