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Swansboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Swansboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,396. 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 SWANSBORO-NC · Swansboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 11,396 pop · #7041/25278 · Carteret County

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

  • INC-HIGH $87,414
  • RANK-UPPER #7041/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marshallberg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,396
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $339,200

Nearest income peer: Marshallberg, NC (+ $1,570 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 Swansboro

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,396
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,414
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 28584 (11,396 residents). Household income $87,414 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Swansboro as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28584, is all of Swansboro

There is no split to weigh here: 28584 holds every one of Swansboro's 11,396 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Swansboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 429 establishments, 4,300 employees , annual payroll $139,074k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28584 (429 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (78) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Swansboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Carteret County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Swansboro. See the Carteret County roll-up →

Swansboro sits in the upper half of Carteret County on income: Newport, Morehead City and Beaufort report less, while Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach and Sealevel report more. Atlantic marks the far end of that range at $55,978, 36% below Swansboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28584 11,396 $87,414 429 75
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Swansboro 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 Swansboro, .