PlainZIP

Norwood, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Norwood, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,476. 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 NORWOOD-NC · Norwood, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,476 pop · #20421/25278 · Stanly County

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

  • INC-MID $53,818
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20421/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Badin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,476
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $222,300

Nearest income peer: Badin, NC ( $673 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 Norwood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Norwood 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, Norwood, 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.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,476
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,818
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 ($53,818 average) · poverty 8.7%. The primary code (28128) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Norwood as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Norwood's single ZIP 28128 carries the town

Norwood is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28128 is the entire residential footprint (7,476 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 Norwood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 131 establishments, 2,283 employees , annual payroll $78,279k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28128 (131 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (28) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Norwood, NC

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

Norwood sits in the lower half of Stanly County on income: New London, Oakboro and Locust report more, and only Misenheimer reports less. Locust marks the far end of that range at $76,594, 42% above Norwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28128 7,476 $53,818 131 42
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Norwood 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 Norwood, .