Plymouth, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Plymouth, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,792. 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 PLYMOUTH-NC · Plymouth, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,792 pop · #23665/25278 · Washington County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $41,774
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23665/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Roper
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,792
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $114,500

Nearest income peer: Roper, NC ( $4,196 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 Plymouth

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Plymouth 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, Plymouth, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,792
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$41,774
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($41,774 average) · poverty 25.0%. The primary code (27962) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Plymouth as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27962, is all of Plymouth

There is no split to weigh here: 27962 holds every one of Plymouth's 7,792 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Plymouth's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 163 establishments, 2,163 employees , annual payroll $106,732k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27962 (163 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Plymouth, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Plymouth. See the Washington County roll-up →

Plymouth lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Washington County: Creswell earns more and Roper earns less. Creswell marks the far end of that range at $65,625, 57% above Plymouth.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27962 7,792 $41,774 163 34

Plymouth 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 Plymouth, .