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Union Grove, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Union Grove, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,712. 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 UNION-GROVE-NC · Union Grove, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,712 pop · #13019/25278 · Iredell County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $70,565
  • RANK-MID #13019/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Olin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,712
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,100

Nearest income peer: Olin, NC (+ $6,713 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 Union Grove

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,712
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,565
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 $70,565 and poverty 3.0% concentrate in 28689.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Union Grove as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Lake Lure is the closest lower-income city and Saluda the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Union Grove.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28689, is all of Union Grove

There is no split to weigh here: 28689 holds every one of Union Grove's 1,712 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Union Grove's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 43 establishments, 326 employees , annual payroll $21,019k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28689 (43 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Union Grove, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Iredell County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Union Grove. See the Iredell County roll-up →

Union Grove lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Iredell County: Mooresville, Troutman and Olin earn more and Statesville and Harmony earn less. Mooresville marks the far end of that range at $100,382, 42% above Union Grove.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28689 1,712 $70,565 43 15
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