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Richlands, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Richlands, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,102. 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 RICHLANDS-NC · Richlands, NC 1 ZIPs · 15,102 pop · #14315/25278 · Onslow County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $67,416
  • RANK-MID #14315/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Camp Lejeune
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,102
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,500

Nearest income peer: Camp Lejeune, NC (+ $172 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 Richlands

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Richlands 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, Richlands, 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
15,102
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,416
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 $67,416 and poverty 10.0% concentrate in 28574.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Richlands as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Richlands's single ZIP 28574 carries the town

Richlands is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28574 is the entire residential footprint (15,102 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 Richlands

Citywide ZBP: 190 establishments, 1,821 employees , annual payroll $55,712k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28574 (190 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (31) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Richlands, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Onslow County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Richlands. See the Onslow County roll-up →

Richlands lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Onslow County: Sneads Ferry, Holly Ridge and Maysville earn more and Jacksonville, Midway Park and Tarawa Terrace earn less. Stella marks the far end of that range at $89,348, 33% above Richlands.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28574 15,102 $67,416 190 46
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