Whittier, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whittier, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,097. 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 WHITTIER-NC · Whittier, NC 1 ZIPs · 5,097 pop · #21192/25278 · Jackson County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $51,713
- RANK-BOTTOM #21192/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tuckasegee
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-TOWN 5,097
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $221,600
Nearest income peer: Tuckasegee, NC ( $363 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 Whittier
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Whittier on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Cullowhee · lowest
Cullowhee · lowest
$45,568 median HH income
- Tuckasegee · near
Tuckasegee · near
$51,350 median HH income
- Whittier · this city
Whittier · this city
$51,713 median HH income
- Sylva · near
Sylva · near
$57,727 median HH income
- Dillsboro · near
Dillsboro · near
$57,750 median HH income
- Cashiers · highest
Cashiers · highest
$76,085 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Whittier, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 5,097
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,713
- 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 ($51,713 average) · poverty 20.6%. The primary code (28789) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whittier as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Creston is the closest lower-income city and Ferguson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whittier.
Population concentration
Whittier's single ZIP 28789 carries the town
Whittier is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28789 is the entire residential footprint (5,097 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
Mid-pack ZBP load on Whittier's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 114 establishments, 869 employees , annual payroll $33,080k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28789 (114 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (21) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Whittier, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whittier. See the Jackson County roll-up →
Whittier sits in the lower half of Jackson County on income: Sylva, Cashiers and Glenville report more, and only Cullowhee reports less. Cashiers marks the far end of that range at $76,085, 47% above Whittier.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28789 | 5,097 | $51,713 | 114 | 35 |
Whittier 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 Whittier, .