PlainZIP

Nags Head, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nags Head, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,789. 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 NAGS-HEAD-NC · Nags Head, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,789 pop · #6088/25278 · Dare County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $91,264
  • RANK-UPPER #6088/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wanchese
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,789
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $490,800

Nearest income peer: Wanchese, NC ( $2,514 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 Nags Head

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nags Head 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, Nags Head, NC sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,789
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,264
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 $91,264 and home value $490,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nags Head as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Henrico is the closest lower-income city and South Mills the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nags Head.

Population concentration

Nags Head reads through its lone ZIP, 27959

2,789 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27959 is not the leading code inside Nags Head, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Nags Head's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 368 establishments, 3,528 employees , annual payroll $160,551k (~132 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27959 (368 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (107) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Nags Head, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Dare County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nags Head. See the Dare County roll-up →

Nags Head sits in the upper half of Dare County on income: Kill Devil Hills, Manteo and Wanchese report less, while Kitty Hawk reports more. Avon marks the far end of that range at $35,365, 61% below Nags Head.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27959 2,789 $91,264 368 73
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Nags Head 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 Nags Head, .