PlainZIP

Washington, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Washington, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,468. 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 WASHINGTON-NC · Washington, NC 1 ZIPs · 27,468 pop · #20662/25278 · Beaufort County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,179
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20662/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Belhaven
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,468
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $194,200

Nearest income peer: Belhaven, NC ( $1,902 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 Washington

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,468
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,179
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 ($53,179 average) · poverty 16.6%. The primary code (27889) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.9%) for this income tier, rent $865 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Jefferson is the closest lower-income city and Manns Harbor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Washington.

Population concentration

Washington's single ZIP 27889 carries the town

Washington is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27889 is the entire residential footprint (27,468 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Washington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 789 establishments, 10,290 employees , annual payroll $424,512k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27889 (789 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (140) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Washington, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Beaufort County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Washington. See the Beaufort County roll-up →

Washington sits in the lower half of Beaufort County on income: Chocowinity, Pantego and Bath report more, Belhaven and Aurora report less. Bath marks the far end of that range at $90,472, 70% above Washington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27889 27,468 $53,179 789 54
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Washington 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 Washington, .