PlainZIP

Scotland Neck, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scotland Neck, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,861. 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 SCOTLAND-NECK-NC · Scotland Neck, NC 1 ZIPs · 4,861 pop · #24624/25278 · Halifax County

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

  • INC-LOW $33,250
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24624/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Enfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,861
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $74,800

Nearest income peer: Enfield, NC (+ $1,690 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 Scotland Neck

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

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,861
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$33,250
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 ($33,250 average) · poverty 31.2%. The primary code (27874) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.5%) for this income tier, rent $568 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Simpson is the closest lower-income city and White Oak the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Scotland Neck.

Population concentration

Scotland Neck's single ZIP 27874 carries the town

Scotland Neck is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27874 is the entire residential footprint (4,861 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Scotland Neck

Citywide ZBP: 69 establishments, 1,168 employees , annual payroll $54,720k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27874 (69 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Scotland Neck, NC

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

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Halifax County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Scotland Neck, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield and Littleton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hobgood marks the far end of that range at $69,306, 108% above Scotland Neck.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27874 4,861 $33,250 69 14
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Scotland Neck 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 Scotland Neck, .