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Union Mills, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Union Mills, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,362. 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-MILLS-NC · Union Mills, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,362 pop · #17985/25278 · Rutherford County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $59,732
  • RANK-LOWER #17985/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mooresboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 99% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,362
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $234,500

Nearest income peer: Mooresboro, NC (+ $768 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 Mills

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,362
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,732
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 $59,732 and poverty 9.1% concentrate in 28167.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Union Mills's single ZIP 28167 carries the town

Union Mills is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28167 is the entire residential footprint (2,362 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Union Mills

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 45 employees , annual payroll $1,261k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28167 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Union Mills, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Rutherford County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Union Mills. See the Rutherford County roll-up →

Union Mills sits in the upper half of Rutherford County on income: Forest City, Rutherfordton and Bostic report less, while Lake Lure and Chimney Rock report more. Spindale marks the far end of that range at $40,868, 32% below Union Mills.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28167 2,362 $59,732 16 13
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