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Tarboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tarboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,591. 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 TARBORO-NC · Tarboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 21,591 pop · #20798/25278 · Edgecombe County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,850
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20798/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sharpsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,591
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $133,200

Nearest income peer: Sharpsburg, NC (+ $532 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 Tarboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tarboro 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, Tarboro, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,591
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,850
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 ($52,850 average) · poverty 19.6%. The primary code (27886) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.8%) for this income tier, rent $843 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Laurel Springs is the closest lower-income city and Lilesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tarboro.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27886, is all of Tarboro

There is no split to weigh here: 27886 holds every one of Tarboro's 21,591 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 Tarboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 360 establishments, 6,112 employees , annual payroll $265,899k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27886 (360 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (68) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Tarboro, NC

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

Tarboro lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Edgecombe County: Pinetops and Macclesfield earn more and Rocky Mount and Conetoe earn less. Conetoe marks the far end of that range at $38,776, 27% below Tarboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27886 21,591 $52,850 360 43
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Tarboro 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 Tarboro, .