PlainZIP

Waynesville, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waynesville, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 28,052. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WAYNESVILLE-NC · Waynesville, NC 2 ZIPs · 28,052 pop · #17633/25278 · Haywood County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $60,570
  • RANK-LOWER #17633/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clyde
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,052
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 28786→28785
  • HOME-MID $304,050

Nearest income peer: Clyde, NC (+ $1,709 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 Waynesville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waynesville 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, Waynesville, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,052
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,570
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 (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,570 and poverty 12.3% concentrate in 28786.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waynesville as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Waynesville differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Waynesville: $59,371 in ZIP 28786 to $61,769 in 28785. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

28786 to 28785

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

28786 to 28785

Poverty-rate spread
0.3 points

28785 to 28786

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 28786 swallows Waynesville's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 28786 still holds about 74% of Waynesville's 28,052 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Waynesville

Citywide ZBP: 888 establishments, 8,741 employees , annual payroll $347,745k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28786 (748 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (161) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Waynesville, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Haywood County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Waynesville. See the Haywood County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Haywood County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waynesville, Canton, Clyde and Maggie Valley among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lake Junaluska marks the far end of that range at $117,824, 95% above Waynesville.

Side-by-side: Compare 28786 vs 28785 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28786 20,714 $59,371 748 108
28785 7,338 $61,769 140 19
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Waynesville 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 Waynesville, .