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Nakina, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nakina, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,117. 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 NAKINA-NC · Nakina, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,117 pop · #24187/25278 · Columbus County

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

  • INC-LOW $37,760
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24187/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Chadbourn
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,117
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $117,800

Nearest income peer: Chadbourn, NC (+ $3,128 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 Nakina

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nakina on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Nakina, 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.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,117
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,760
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 ($37,760 average) · poverty 28.3%. The primary code (28455) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.6%) for this income tier, rent $787 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Nakina's single ZIP 28455 carries the town

Nakina is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28455 is the entire residential footprint (2,117 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Nakina

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 42 employees , annual payroll $2,318k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28455 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Nakina, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Columbus County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nakina. See the Columbus County roll-up →

Nakina sits in the lower half of Columbus County on income: Whiteville, Tabor City and Chadbourn report more, and only Fair Bluff reports less. Clarendon marks the far end of that range at $90,815, 141% above Nakina.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28455 2,117 $37,760 15 11
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