Topton, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Topton, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 939. 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 TOPTON-NC · Topton, NC 1 ZIPs · 939 pop · #16834/25278 · Macon County

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

  • INC-MID $62,045
  • RANK-LOWER #16834/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Franklin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 939
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $276,800

Nearest income peer: Franklin, NC ( $8,024 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 Topton

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

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
939
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,045
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 $62,045 and poverty 3.9% concentrate in 28781.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Topton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Topton reads through its lone ZIP, 28781

939 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28781 is not the leading code inside Topton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Topton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 60 employees , annual payroll $3,475k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28781 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (4) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Topton, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Macon County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Topton. See the Macon County roll-up →

Topton sits in the lower half of Macon County on income: Highlands and Otto report more, and only Franklin reports less. Otto marks the far end of that range at $72,269, 16% above Topton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28781 939 $62,045 19 5

Topton 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 Topton, .