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Rich Square, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rich Square, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,258. 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 RICH-SQUARE-NC · Rich Square, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,258 pop · #23427/25278 · Northampton County

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

  • INC-LOW $43,301
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23427/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Jackson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,258
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,200

Nearest income peer: Jackson, NC (+ $5,406 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 Rich Square

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rich Square on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rich Square, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,258
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,301
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 ($43,301 average) · poverty 17.5%. The primary code (27869) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rich Square as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Lawsonville is the closest lower-income city and Laurinburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rich Square.

Population concentration

Rich Square reads through its lone ZIP, 27869

2,258 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27869 is not the leading code inside Rich Square, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rich Square's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 36 establishments, 333 employees , annual payroll $9,855k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27869 (36 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Rich Square, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Northampton County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rich Square. See the Northampton County roll-up →

Rich Square sits in the lower half of Northampton County on income: Conway, Gaston and Jackson report more, and only Garysburg reports less. Henrico marks the far end of that range at $91,202, 111% above Rich Square.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27869 2,258 $43,301 36 11
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Rich Square 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 Rich Square, .