PlainZIP

Roaring River, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Roaring River, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,146. 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 ROARING-RIVER-NC · Roaring River, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,146 pop · #22512/25278 · Wilkes County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $47,358
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22512/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mc Grady
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,146
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,500

Nearest income peer: Mc Grady, NC ( $342 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 Roaring River

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

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,146
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,358
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 ($47,358 average) · poverty 26.9%. The primary code (28669) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Mc Grady is the closest lower-income city and Warsaw the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Roaring River.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28669, is all of Roaring River

There is no split to weigh here: 28669 holds every one of Roaring River's 3,146 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 Roaring River

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 123 employees , annual payroll $7,275k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28669 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Roaring River, NC

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

Roaring River sits in the lower half of Wilkes County on income: North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro and Millers Creek report more, Hays and Purlear report less. Millers Creek marks the far end of that range at $61,623, 30% above Roaring River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28669 3,146 $47,358 23 26
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Roaring River 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 Roaring River, .