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Middlesex, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middlesex, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,509. 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 MIDDLESEX-NC · Middlesex, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,509 pop · #12589/25278 · Nash County

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

  • INC-MID $71,541
  • RANK-MID #12589/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Whitakers
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,509
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $199,900

Nearest income peer: Whitakers, NC ( $3,599 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 Middlesex

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

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,509
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,541
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 27557 (7,509 residents). Household income $71,541 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Middlesex as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Middlesex's single ZIP 27557 carries the town

Middlesex is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27557 is the entire residential footprint (7,509 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Middlesex's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 114 establishments, 794 employees , annual payroll $34,452k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27557 (114 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (36) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Middlesex, NC

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

Middlesex sits in the upper half of Nash County on income: Rocky Mount, Nashville and Spring Hope report less, while Bailey and Battleboro report more. Castalia marks the far end of that range at $33,718, 53% below Middlesex.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27557 7,509 $71,541 114 47
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Middlesex 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 Middlesex, .