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North Wilkesboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for North Wilkesboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,134. 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 NORTH-WILKESBORO-NC · North Wilkesboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 21,134 pop · #21680/25278 · Wilkes County

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

  • INC-MID $50,280
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21680/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ronda
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,134
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,300

Nearest income peer: Ronda, NC ( $713 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 North Wilkesboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest North Wilkesboro 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, North Wilkesboro, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,134
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,280
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 ($50,280 average) · poverty 19.2%. The primary code (28659) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating North Wilkesboro as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

North Wilkesboro's single ZIP 28659 carries the town

North Wilkesboro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28659 is the entire residential footprint (21,134 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 North Wilkesboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 459 establishments, 7,190 employees , annual payroll $368,471k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28659 (459 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (96) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in North Wilkesboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Wilkes County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in North Wilkesboro. See the Wilkes County roll-up →

North Wilkesboro lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Wilkes County: Wilkesboro, Millers Creek and Moravian Falls earn more and Hays, Roaring River and Purlear earn less. Millers Creek marks the far end of that range at $61,623, 23% above North Wilkesboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28659 21,134 $50,280 459 80
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North Wilkesboro 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 North Wilkesboro, .