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Shawboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shawboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,323. 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 SHAWBORO-NC · Shawboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,323 pop · #7317/25278 · Currituck County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $86,375
  • RANK-UPPER #7317/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Knotts Island
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,323
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $322,200

Nearest income peer: Knotts Island, NC (+ $1,875 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 Shawboro

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

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,323
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,375
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 27973 (1,323 residents). Household income $86,375 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shawboro as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27973, is all of Shawboro

There is no split to weigh here: 27973 holds every one of Shawboro's 1,323 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shawboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 70 employees , annual payroll $3,135k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27973 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Shawboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Currituck County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shawboro. See the Currituck County roll-up →

Shawboro sits in the upper half of Currituck County on income: Grandy, Jarvisburg and Powells Point report less, while Moyock, Currituck and Corolla report more. Currituck marks the far end of that range at $132,713, 54% above Shawboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27973 1,323 $86,375 20 14
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Shawboro 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 Shawboro, .