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Sugar Grove, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sugar Grove, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,064. 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 SUGAR-GROVE-NC · Sugar Grove, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,064 pop · #15314/25278 · Watauga County

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

  • INC-MID $65,246
  • RANK-LOWER #15314/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Deep Gap
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,064
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $287,100

Nearest income peer: Deep Gap, NC ( $5,593 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 Sugar Grove

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,064
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,246
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 $65,246 and poverty 15.0% concentrate in 28679.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28679, is all of Sugar Grove

There is no split to weigh here: 28679 holds every one of Sugar Grove's 2,064 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sugar Grove's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 183 employees , annual payroll $5,703k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28679 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Sugar Grove, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Watauga County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sugar Grove. See the Watauga County roll-up →

Sugar Grove sits in the upper half of Watauga County on income: Boone, Vilas and Deep Gap report less, while Banner Elk and Blowing Rock report more. Vilas marks the far end of that range at $43,103, 34% below Sugar Grove.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28679 2,064 $65,246 39 31
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Sugar Grove 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 Sugar Grove, .