PlainZIP

Smyrna, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Smyrna, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 622. 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 SMYRNA-NC · Smyrna, NC 1 ZIPs · 622 pop · #15634/25278 · Carteret County

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

  • INC-MID $64,519
  • RANK-LOWER #15634/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gloucester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 622
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $506,600

Nearest income peer: Gloucester, NC ( $519 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 Smyrna

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
622
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,519
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,519 and poverty 15.7% concentrate in 28579.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Cedar Grove is the closest lower-income city and Jacksonville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Smyrna.

Population concentration

Smyrna reads through its lone ZIP, 28579

622 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28579 is not the leading code inside Smyrna, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Smyrna

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 29 employees , annual payroll $908k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28579 (8 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Smyrna, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Carteret County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Smyrna. See the Carteret County roll-up →

Smyrna sits in the lower half of Carteret County on income: Newport, Morehead City and Swansboro report more, Harkers Island and Atlantic report less. Sealevel marks the far end of that range at $96,563, 50% above Smyrna.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28579 622 $64,519 8 63
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Smyrna 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 Smyrna, .