Tryon, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tryon, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,584. 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 TRYON-NC · Tryon, NC 1 ZIPs · 6,584 pop · #12003/25278 · Polk County

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

  • INC-MID $72,946
  • RANK-MID #12003/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Saluda
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,584
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $345,200

Nearest income peer: Saluda, NC ( $2,243 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 Tryon

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,584
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,946
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 28782 (6,584 residents). Household income $72,946 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tryon as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Tryon's single ZIP 28782 carries the town

Tryon is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28782 is the entire residential footprint (6,584 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Tryon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 166 establishments, 1,078 employees , annual payroll $44,429k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28782 (166 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (22) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Tryon, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tryon. See the Polk County roll-up →

No other city sharing Polk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Tryon. Columbus, Mill Spring and Saluda sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mill Spring marks the far end of that range at $63,663, 13% below Tryon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28782 6,584 $72,946 166 51

Tryon 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 Tryon, .