PlainZIP

Wanchese, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wanchese, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,643. 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 WANCHESE-NC · Wanchese, NC 1 ZIPs · 1,643 pop · #6695/25278 · Dare County

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

  • INC-HIGH $88,750
  • RANK-UPPER #6695/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nags Head
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,643
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $311,800

Nearest income peer: Nags Head, NC (+ $2,514 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 Wanchese

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

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,643
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,750
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 27981 (1,643 residents). Household income $88,750 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wanchese as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Brasstown is the closest lower-income city and Sneads Ferry the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wanchese.

Population concentration

Wanchese reads through its lone ZIP, 27981

1,643 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27981 is not the leading code inside Wanchese, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Wanchese's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 68 establishments, 666 employees , annual payroll $33,565k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27981 (68 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (13) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Wanchese, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Dare County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wanchese. See the Dare County roll-up →

Wanchese sits in the upper half of Dare County on income: Kill Devil Hills, Manteo and Frisco report less, while Kitty Hawk and Nags Head report more. Avon marks the far end of that range at $35,365, 60% below Wanchese.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27981 1,643 $88,750 68 80
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Wanchese 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 Wanchese, .