Ocracoke, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ocracoke, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 948. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet OCRACOKE-NC · Ocracoke, NC 1 ZIPs · 948 pop · #10146/25278 · Hyde County
INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $77,583
- RANK-MID #10146/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Swanquarter
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 77% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 948
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $456,200
Nearest income peer: Swanquarter, NC ( $17,799 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 Ocracoke
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ocracoke on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Scranton · lowest $21,991
Scranton · lowest
$21,991 median HH income
- Engelhard · near
Engelhard · near
$42,589 median HH income
- Swanquarter · near
Swanquarter · near
$59,784 median HH income
- Ocracoke · this city · highest
Ocracoke · this city · highest
$77,583 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ocracoke, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 40%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 948
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $77,583
- 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 27960 (948 residents). Household income $77,583 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ocracoke as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Aberdeen is the closest lower-income city and Catawba the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ocracoke.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 27960, is all of Ocracoke
There is no split to weigh here: 27960 holds every one of Ocracoke's 948 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Ocracoke's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 74 establishments, 364 employees , annual payroll $17,583k (~78 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27960 (74 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (22) · also Retail trade · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Ocracoke, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Hyde County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ocracoke. See the Hyde County roll-up →
No other city sharing Hyde County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ocracoke. Engelhard, Swanquarter and Scranton sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Scranton marks the far end of that range at $21,991, 72% below Ocracoke.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27960 | 948 | $77,583 | 74 | 42 |
Ocracoke 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 Ocracoke, .