PlainZIP

Southport, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Southport, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,126. 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 SOUTHPORT-NC · Southport, NC 1 ZIPs · 16,126 pop · #8428/25278 · Brunswick County

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

  • INC-HIGH $82,692
  • RANK-UPPER #8428/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sunset Beach
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,126
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $428,600

Nearest income peer: Sunset Beach, NC (+ $666 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 Southport

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

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,126
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,692
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 28461 (16,126 residents). Household income $82,692 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Browns Summit is the closest lower-income city and Sunset Beach the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Southport.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28461, is all of Southport

There is no split to weigh here: 28461 holds every one of Southport's 16,126 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Southport's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 648 establishments, 7,213 employees , annual payroll $384,327k (~40 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28461 (648 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (113) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Southport, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Brunswick County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Southport. See the Brunswick County roll-up →

Southport sits in the upper half of Brunswick County on income: Supply, Shallotte and Calabash report less, while Oak Island and Ocean Isle Beach report more. Riegelwood marks the far end of that range at $49,670, 40% below Southport.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28461 16,126 $82,692 648 82
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Southport 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 Southport, .