PlainZIP

Wallace, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wallace, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,103. 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 WALLACE-NC · Wallace, NC 1 ZIPs · 10,103 pop · #15192/25278 · Duplin County

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

  • INC-MID $65,558
  • RANK-LOWER #15192/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Magnolia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,103
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,300

Nearest income peer: Magnolia, NC ( $4,393 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 Wallace

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

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,103
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,558
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 $65,558 and poverty 19.9% concentrate in 28466.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wallace as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Wallace reads through its lone ZIP, 28466

10,103 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28466 is not the leading code inside Wallace, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Wallace's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 236 establishments, 2,484 employees , annual payroll $82,602k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28466 (236 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (56) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Wallace, NC

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

No other city sharing Duplin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wallace. Warsaw, Beulaville and Pink Hill sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Albertson marks the far end of that range at $34,567, 47% below Wallace.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28466 10,103 $65,558 236 21
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Wallace 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 Wallace, .