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Sapphire, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sapphire, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,013. 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 SAPPHIRE-NC · Sapphire, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,013 pop · #746/25278 · Transylvania County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $154,635
  • RANK-TOP #746/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Rosman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,013
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $797,900

Nearest income peer: Rosman, NC ( $80,052 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 Sapphire

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sapphire 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, Sapphire, NC sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,013
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$154,635
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $154,635 and home value $797,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 68.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Sapphire reads through its lone ZIP, 28774

1,013 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28774 is not the leading code inside Sapphire, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Sapphire's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 66 establishments, 629 employees , annual payroll $34,529k (~65 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28774 (66 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (16) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Sapphire, NC

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

No other city sharing Transylvania County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sapphire. Brevard, Pisgah Forest and Lake Toxaway sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Penrose marks the far end of that range at $57,708, 63% below Sapphire.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28774 1,013 $154,635 66 9
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Sapphire 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 Sapphire, .