Traphill, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Traphill, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,076. 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 TRAPHILL-NC · Traphill, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,076 pop · #22772/25278 · Wilkes County

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

  • INC-MID $46,406
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22772/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mc Grady
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,076
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,200

Nearest income peer: Mc Grady, NC (+ $610 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 Traphill

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

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,076
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,406
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 ($46,406 average) · poverty 24.6%. The primary code (28685) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Traphill as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Mount Airy is the closest lower-income city and Currie the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Traphill.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28685, is all of Traphill

There is no split to weigh here: 28685 holds every one of Traphill's 2,076 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Traphill

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 45 employees , annual payroll $1,779k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28685 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Traphill, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Wilkes County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Traphill. See the Wilkes County roll-up →

Traphill sits in the lower half of Wilkes County on income: North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro and Millers Creek report more, and only Hays reports less. Millers Creek marks the far end of that range at $61,623, 33% above Traphill.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28685 2,076 $46,406 15 13

Traphill 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 Traphill, .