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Pantego, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pantego, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,246. 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 PANTEGO-NC · Pantego, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,246 pop · #16819/25278 · Beaufort County

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

  • INC-MID $62,083
  • RANK-LOWER #16819/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Washington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,246
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $145,300

Nearest income peer: Washington, NC ( $8,904 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 Pantego

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

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,246
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,083
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 $62,083 and poverty 9.4% concentrate in 27860.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pantego as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Pantego's single ZIP 27860 carries the town

Pantego is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27860 is the entire residential footprint (2,246 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 Pantego's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 51 establishments, 402 employees , annual payroll $19,110k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27860 (51 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Transportation and warehousing · Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .

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ZIP Codes in Pantego, NC

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

Pantego lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Beaufort County: Chocowinity, Bath and Pinetown earn more and Washington, Belhaven and Aurora earn less. Bath marks the far end of that range at $90,472, 46% above Pantego.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27860 2,246 $62,083 51 6
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Pantego 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 Pantego, .