PlainZIP

Samson, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Samson, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,946. 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 SAMSON-AL · Samson, AL 1 ZIPs · 4,946 pop · #21609/25278 · Geneva County

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

  • INC-MID $50,517
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21609/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Geneva
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,946
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,400

Nearest income peer: Geneva, AL ( $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 Samson

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

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,946
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,517
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 ($50,517 average) · poverty 19.3%. The primary code (36477) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Samson as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Fort Davis is the closest lower-income city and Roanoke the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Samson.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 36477, is all of Samson

There is no split to weigh here: 36477 holds every one of Samson's 4,946 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 Samson

Citywide ZBP: 66 establishments, 377 employees , annual payroll $12,260k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36477 (66 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (15) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Samson, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Geneva County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Samson. See the Geneva County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Geneva County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Samson, Slocomb, Hartford and Chancellor among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chancellor marks the far end of that range at $77,016, 52% above Samson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36477 4,946 $50,517 66 11
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Samson 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 Samson, .