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Shelby, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 52,833. 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 SHELBY-NC · Shelby, NC 2 ZIPs · 52,833 pop · #19254/25278 · Cleveland County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $56,819
  • RANK-LOWER #19254/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lawndale
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 52,833
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 28150→28152
  • HOME-MID $208,300

Nearest income peer: Lawndale, NC (+ $895 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 Shelby

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelby 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, Shelby, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
52,833
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,819
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 2 ZIPs ($56,819 average) · poverty 17.2%. The primary code (28150) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelby as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Shelby differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Shelby: $55,832 in ZIP 28150 to $57,806 in 28152. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

28150 to 28152

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

28152 to 28150

Poverty-rate spread
0.2 points

28150 to 28152

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 28150 skews compact Shelby

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 28150 covers about 53% of Shelby's 52,833 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Shelby

Citywide ZBP: 1,266 establishments, 20,092 employees , annual payroll $951,524k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28150 (747 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (262) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Shelby, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Cleveland County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Shelby. See the Cleveland County roll-up →

Shelby sits in the lower half of Cleveland County on income: Kings Mountain, Casar and Lattimore report more, and only Grover reports less. Lattimore marks the far end of that range at $75,000, 32% above Shelby.

Side-by-side: Compare 28150 vs 28152 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28150 28,098 $55,832 747 101
28152 24,735 $57,806 519 116
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Shelby 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 Shelby, .