PlainZIP

Spruce Pine, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Spruce Pine, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,638. 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 SPRUCE-PINE-NC · Spruce Pine, NC 1 ZIPs · 10,638 pop · #16181/25278 · Mitchell County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,378
  • RANK-LOWER #16181/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bakersville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,638
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $228,400

Nearest income peer: Bakersville, NC ( $8,520 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 Spruce Pine

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,638
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,378
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 $63,378 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 28777.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Spruce Pine as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Wagram is the closest lower-income city and Oriental the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Spruce Pine.

Population concentration

Spruce Pine reads through its lone ZIP, 28777

10,638 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28777 is not the leading code inside Spruce Pine, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Spruce Pine's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 286 establishments, 3,777 employees , annual payroll $175,295k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28777 (286 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Spruce Pine, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Mitchell County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Spruce Pine. See the Mitchell County roll-up →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28777 10,638 $63,378 286 60
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Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine, .