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Oriental, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oriental, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,585. 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 ORIENTAL-NC · Oriental, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,585 pop · #16174/25278 · Pamlico County

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

  • INC-MID $63,393
  • RANK-LOWER #16174/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lowland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,585
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $372,500

Nearest income peer: Lowland, NC (+ $448 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 Oriental

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,585
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,393
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 $63,393 and poverty 13.5% concentrate in 28571.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Spruce Pine is the closest lower-income city and Cherryville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oriental.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28571, is all of Oriental

There is no split to weigh here: 28571 holds every one of Oriental's 2,585 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 Oriental's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 73 establishments, 495 employees , annual payroll $13,488k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28571 (73 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (14) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Oriental, NC

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

Oriental sits in the upper half of Pamlico County on income: Bayboro, Arapahoe and Vandemere report less, while Grantsboro reports more. Bayboro marks the far end of that range at $31,715, 50% below Oriental.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28571 2,585 $63,393 73 19
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Oriental 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 Oriental, .