Piney Creek, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Piney Creek, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 614. 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 PINEY-CREEK-NC · Piney Creek, NC 1 ZIPs · 614 pop · #9083/25278 · Alleghany County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $80,457
  • RANK-UPPER #9083/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ennice
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 614
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $232,900

Nearest income peer: Ennice, NC ( $27,073 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 Piney Creek

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

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
614
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,457
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 28663 (614 residents). Household income $80,457 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Piney Creek as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Shiloh is the closest lower-income city and Manteo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Piney Creek.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28663, is all of Piney Creek

There is no split to weigh here: 28663 holds every one of Piney Creek's 614 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Piney Creek

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 9 employees , annual payroll $250k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28663 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Piney Creek, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Alleghany County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Piney Creek. See the Alleghany County roll-up →

No other city sharing Alleghany County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Piney Creek. Sparta, Ennice and Laurel Springs sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Sparta marks the far end of that range at $44,560, 45% below Piney Creek.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28663 614 $80,457 5 14

Piney Creek 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 Piney Creek, .