PlainZIP

Stella, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Stella, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,588. 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 STELLA-NC · Stella, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,588 pop · #6537/25278 · Onslow County

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

  • INC-HIGH $89,348
  • RANK-UPPER #6537/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sneads Ferry
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,588
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $354,900

Nearest income peer: Sneads Ferry, NC ( $440 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 Stella

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

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,588
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,348
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 28582 (1,588 residents). Household income $89,348 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Stella reads through its lone ZIP, 28582

1,588 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28582 is not the leading code inside Stella, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Stella's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 83 employees , annual payroll $2,383k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28582 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Stella, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Onslow County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Stella. See the Onslow County roll-up →

No other city sharing Onslow County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Stella. Jacksonville, Camp Lejeune and Hubert sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Tarawa Terrace marks the far end of that range at $50,649, 43% below Stella.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28582 1,588 $89,348 26 38
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Stella 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 Stella, .