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Sunbury, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sunbury, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,719. 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 SUNBURY-NC · Sunbury, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,719 pop · #16274/25278 · Gates County

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

  • INC-MID $63,170
  • RANK-LOWER #16274/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Gatesville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,719
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $192,300

Nearest income peer: Gatesville, NC (+ $2,047 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 Sunbury

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,719
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,170
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 $63,170 and poverty 9.0% concentrate in 27979.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Canton is the closest lower-income city and Statesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sunbury.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27979, is all of Sunbury

There is no split to weigh here: 27979 holds every one of Sunbury's 1,719 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 Sunbury's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 149 employees , annual payroll $7,612k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27979 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Sunbury, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Gates County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sunbury. See the Gates County roll-up →

Sunbury sits in the lower half of Gates County on income: Gates, Eure and Gatesville report more, and only Corapeake reports less. Eure marks the far end of that range at $82,115, 30% above Sunbury.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27979 1,719 $63,170 29 9
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Sunbury 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 Sunbury, .