PlainZIP

Sharpsburg, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sharpsburg, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,931. 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 SHARPSBURG-NC · Sharpsburg, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,931 pop · #20590/25278 · Edgecombe County

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

  • INC-MID $53,382
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20590/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tarboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 46% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,931
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $111,500

Nearest income peer: Tarboro, NC ( $532 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 Sharpsburg

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

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,931
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,382
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 ($53,382 average) · poverty 26.1%. The primary code (27878) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (46.0%) for this income tier, rent $926 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27878, is all of Sharpsburg

There is no split to weigh here: 27878 holds every one of Sharpsburg's 1,931 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 Sharpsburg

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 171 employees , annual payroll $5,533k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27878 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Sharpsburg, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Edgecombe County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sharpsburg. See the Edgecombe County roll-up →

Sharpsburg lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Edgecombe County: Pinetops and Macclesfield earn more and Rocky Mount and Conetoe earn less. Conetoe marks the far end of that range at $38,776, 27% below Sharpsburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27878 1,931 $53,382 23 406
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Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg, .