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Riegelwood, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Riegelwood, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,658. 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 RIEGELWOOD-NC · Riegelwood, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,658 pop · #21873/25278 · Brunswick County

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

  • INC-MID $49,670
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21873/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ash
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,658
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,900

Nearest income peer: Ash, NC (+ $4,265 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 Riegelwood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Riegelwood 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, Riegelwood, 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.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,658
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,670
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 ($49,670 average) · poverty 14.5%. The primary code (28456) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Riegelwood as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28456, is all of Riegelwood

There is no split to weigh here: 28456 holds every one of Riegelwood's 3,658 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 Riegelwood

Citywide ZBP: 51 establishments, 1,129 employees , annual payroll $94,491k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28456 (51 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (11) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Riegelwood, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Brunswick County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Riegelwood. See the Brunswick County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Brunswick County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Riegelwood, Leland, Southport and Supply among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ocean Isle Beach marks the far end of that range at $90,684, 83% above Riegelwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28456 3,658 $49,670 51 22
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Riegelwood 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 Riegelwood, .