PlainZIP

Newton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Newton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,022. 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 NEWTON-NC · Newton, NC 1 ZIPs · 27,022 pop · #12381/25278 · Catawba County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,042
  • RANK-MID #12381/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Maiden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,022
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $214,000

Nearest income peer: Maiden, NC (+ $2,880 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 Newton

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,022
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,042
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 28658 (27,022 residents). Household income $72,042 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Newton as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Iron Station is the closest lower-income city and Linden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Newton.

Population concentration

Newton's single ZIP 28658 carries the town

Newton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28658 is the entire residential footprint (27,022 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 Newton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 521 establishments, 11,717 employees , annual payroll $574,086k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28658 (521 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (80) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Newton, NC

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

Newton lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Catawba County: Maiden, Sherrills Ford and Catawba earn more and Hickory, Conover and Claremont earn less. Terrell marks the far end of that range at $129,390, 80% above Newton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28658 27,022 $72,042 521 142
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Newton 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 Newton, .