PlainZIP

Stumpy Point, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Stumpy Point, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 225. 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 STUMPY-POINT-NC · Stumpy Point, NC 1 ZIPs · 225 pop · #17791/25278 · Dare County

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

  • INC-MID $60,192
  • RANK-LOWER #17791/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hatteras
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 225
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $336,400

Nearest income peer: Hatteras, NC ( $3,004 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 Stumpy Point

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Stumpy Point on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Stumpy Point, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
225
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,192
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 $60,192 and poverty 8.0% concentrate in 27978.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.4%) for this income tier, rent - may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Teachey is the closest lower-income city and Supply the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Stumpy Point.

Population concentration

Stumpy Point's single ZIP 27978 carries the town

Stumpy Point is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27978 is the entire residential footprint (225 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Stumpy Point's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 28 employees , annual payroll $1,783k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27978 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Stumpy Point, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Dare County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Stumpy Point. See the Dare County roll-up →

Stumpy Point lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Dare County: Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Manteo earn more and Frisco, Manns Harbor and Avon earn less. Kitty Hawk marks the far end of that range at $120,662, 100% above Stumpy Point.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27978 225 $60,192 5 5
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