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Oak City, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oak City, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,298. 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 OAK-CITY-NC · Oak City, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,298 pop · #17172/25278 · Martin County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,389
  • RANK-LOWER #17172/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Jamesville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,298
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $84,700

Nearest income peer: Jamesville, NC ( $6,242 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 Oak City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oak City 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, Oak City, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,298
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,389
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,389 and poverty 14.1% concentrate in 27857.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.6%) for this income tier, rent - may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Vale is the closest lower-income city and Coats the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oak City.

Population concentration

Oak City reads through its lone ZIP, 27857

1,298 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27857 is not the leading code inside Oak City, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Oak City

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 38 employees , annual payroll $798k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27857 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Oak City, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Martin County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oak City. See the Martin County roll-up →

No other city sharing Martin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Oak City. Williamston, Robersonville and Jamesville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hassell marks the far end of that range at $21,667, 65% below Oak City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27857 1,298 $61,389 10 8
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Oak City 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 Oak City, .