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Oakboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oakboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,399. 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 OAKBORO-NC · Oakboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 5,399 pop · #13295/25278 · Stanly County

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

  • INC-MID $69,906
  • RANK-MID #13295/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New London
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,399
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $266,800

Nearest income peer: New London, NC ( $781 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 Oakboro

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,399
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,906
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 $69,906 and poverty 5.9% concentrate in 28129.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Seven Springs is the closest lower-income city and Gates the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oakboro.

Population concentration

Oakboro's single ZIP 28129 carries the town

Oakboro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28129 is the entire residential footprint (5,399 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 Oakboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 112 establishments, 1,081 employees , annual payroll $52,590k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28129 (112 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (30) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Oakboro, NC

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

Oakboro sits in the upper half of Stanly County on income: Albemarle, Norwood and Richfield report less, while Locust and Stanfield report more. Misenheimer marks the far end of that range at $31,208, 55% below Oakboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28129 5,399 $69,906 112 49
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Oakboro 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 Oakboro, .