PlainZIP

Montreat, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Montreat, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 280. 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 MONTREAT-NC · Montreat, NC 1 ZIPs · 280 pop · #2558/25278 · Buncombe County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $115,568
  • RANK-TOP #2558/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Alexander
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 280
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $606,400

Nearest income peer: Alexander, NC ( $7,443 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 Montreat

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

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
280
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,568
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $115,568 and home value $606,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 91.5%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28757, is all of Montreat

There is no split to weigh here: 28757 holds every one of Montreat's 280 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 Montreat's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 693 employees , annual payroll $15,410k (~54 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28757 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (4) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Montreat, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Buncombe County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Montreat. See the Buncombe County roll-up →

No other city sharing Buncombe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Montreat. Asheville, Candler and Weaverville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Leicester marks the far end of that range at $59,013, 49% below Montreat.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28757 280 $115,568 15 89
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Montreat 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 Montreat, .