PlainZIP

Mooresboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mooresboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,554. 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 MOORESBORO-NC · Mooresboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,554 pop · #17672/25278 · Rutherford County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,500
  • RANK-LOWER #17672/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Union Mills
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,554
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $150,500

Nearest income peer: Union Mills, NC ( $768 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 Mooresboro

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,554
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,500
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 $60,500 and poverty 8.4% concentrate in 28114.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mooresboro as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Harmony is the closest lower-income city and Waynesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mooresboro.

Population concentration

Mooresboro reads through its lone ZIP, 28114

7,554 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28114 is not the leading code inside Mooresboro, 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 Mooresboro

Citywide ZBP: 71 establishments, 972 employees , annual payroll $66,008k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28114 (71 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (17) · also Construction · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Mooresboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Rutherford County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mooresboro. See the Rutherford County roll-up →

Mooresboro sits in the upper half of Rutherford County on income: Forest City, Rutherfordton and Ellenboro report less, while Lake Lure and Chimney Rock report more. Spindale marks the far end of that range at $40,868, 32% below Mooresboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28114 7,554 $60,500 71 45
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Mooresboro 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 Mooresboro, .