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Wadesboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wadesboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,355. 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 WADESBORO-NC · Wadesboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 12,355 pop · #23983/25278 · Anson County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $39,548
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23983/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Peachland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,355
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $154,400

Nearest income peer: Peachland, NC (+ $7,001 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 Wadesboro

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

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,355
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,548
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 ($39,548 average) · poverty 27.3%. The primary code (28170) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.8%) for this income tier, rent $750 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28170, is all of Wadesboro

There is no split to weigh here: 28170 holds every one of Wadesboro's 12,355 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Wadesboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 248 establishments, 2,710 employees , annual payroll $98,358k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28170 (248 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (50) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wadesboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Anson County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wadesboro. See the Anson County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Anson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wadesboro, Polkton, Peachland and Morven among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Polkton marks the far end of that range at $66,920, 69% above Wadesboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28170 12,355 $39,548 248 26
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Wadesboro 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 Wadesboro, .