PlainZIP

Rutherfordton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rutherfordton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,111. 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 RUTHERFORDTON-NC · Rutherfordton, NC 1 ZIPs · 20,111 pop · #19374/25278 · Rutherford County

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

  • INC-MID $56,558
  • RANK-LOWER #19374/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ellenboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,111
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $240,200

Nearest income peer: Ellenboro, NC (+ $2,258 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 Rutherfordton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rutherfordton 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, Rutherfordton, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,111
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,558
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 ($56,558 average) · poverty 15.4%. The primary code (28139) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rutherfordton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Rutherfordton reads through its lone ZIP, 28139

20,111 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28139 is not the leading code inside Rutherfordton, 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 Rutherfordton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 364 establishments, 4,410 employees , annual payroll $204,742k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28139 (364 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (58) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Rutherfordton, NC

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

Rutherfordton lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Rutherford County: Ellenboro, Mooresboro and Lake Lure earn more and Forest City, Bostic and Spindale earn less. Spindale marks the far end of that range at $40,868, 28% below Rutherfordton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28139 20,111 $56,558 364 44
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Rutherfordton 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 Rutherfordton, .