PlainZIP

Polkton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Polkton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,123. 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 POLKTON-NC · Polkton, NC 1 ZIPs · 6,123 pop · #14520/25278 · Anson County

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

  • INC-MID $66,920
  • RANK-MID #14520/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ansonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,123
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $208,600

Nearest income peer: Ansonville, NC ( $6,272 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 Polkton

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,123
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,920
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 $66,920 and poverty 18.6% concentrate in 28135.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Polkton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Polkton's single ZIP 28135 carries the town

Polkton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28135 is the entire residential footprint (6,123 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Polkton

Citywide ZBP: 60 establishments, 597 employees , annual payroll $28,148k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28135 (60 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Polkton, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Anson County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Polkton. See the Anson County roll-up →

No other city sharing Anson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Polkton. Wadesboro, Peachland and Morven sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Wadesboro marks the far end of that range at $39,548, 41% below Polkton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28135 6,123 $66,920 60 24
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Polkton 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 Polkton, .