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West Jefferson, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Jefferson, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,744. 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 WEST-JEFFERSON-NC · West Jefferson, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,744 pop · #18552/25278 · Ashe County

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

  • INC-MID $58,486
  • RANK-LOWER #18552/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Crumpler
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,744
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $273,200

Nearest income peer: Crumpler, NC (+ $3,718 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 West Jefferson

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

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,744
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,486
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 $58,486 and poverty 9.6% concentrate in 28694.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Jefferson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28694, is all of West Jefferson

There is no split to weigh here: 28694 holds every one of West Jefferson's 7,744 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

Dense ZBP book packed into West Jefferson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 278 establishments, 3,313 employees , annual payroll $132,294k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28694 (278 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (58) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in West Jefferson, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Ashe County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Jefferson. See the Ashe County roll-up →

West Jefferson lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Ashe County: Fleetwood, Crumpler and Todd earn more and Jefferson, Lansing and Creston earn less. Scottville marks the far end of that range at $163,210, 179% above West Jefferson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28694 7,744 $58,486 278 45
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