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Tabor City, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tabor City, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,799. 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 TABOR-CITY-NC · Tabor City, NC 1 ZIPs · 9,799 pop · #23041/25278 · Columbus County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $45,239
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23041/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Whiteville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,799
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,000

Nearest income peer: Whiteville, NC ( $3,236 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 Tabor City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tabor City 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, Tabor City, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,799
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,239
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($45,239 average) · poverty 19.2%. The primary code (28463) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tabor City as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Hays is the closest lower-income city and Thurmond the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tabor City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28463, is all of Tabor City

There is no split to weigh here: 28463 holds every one of Tabor City's 9,799 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 Tabor City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 148 establishments, 1,425 employees , annual payroll $58,186k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28463 (148 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Tabor City, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Columbus County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tabor City. See the Columbus County roll-up →

Tabor City sits in the lower half of Columbus County on income: Lake Waccamaw, Bolton and Delco report more, Whiteville, Chadbourn and Nakina report less. Clarendon marks the far end of that range at $90,815, 101% above Tabor City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28463 9,799 $45,239 148 32
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Tabor City 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 Tabor City, .