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Penrose, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Penrose, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,262. 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 PENROSE-NC · Penrose, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,262 pop · #18878/25278 · Transylvania County

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

  • INC-MID $57,708
  • RANK-LOWER #18878/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Brevard
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,262
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $307,000

Nearest income peer: Brevard, NC (+ $5,337 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 Penrose

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

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,262
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,708
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 $57,708 and poverty 13.3% concentrate in 28766.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Penrose as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Penrose's single ZIP 28766 carries the town

Penrose is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28766 is the entire residential footprint (1,262 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 Penrose's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 85 employees , annual payroll $3,784k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28766 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Penrose, NC

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

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Transylvania County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Penrose, Brevard, Pisgah Forest and Lake Toxaway among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Sapphire marks the far end of that range at $154,635, 168% above Penrose.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28766 1,262 $57,708 20 84
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Penrose 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 Penrose, .