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Wilkesboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wilkesboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,930. 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 WILKESBORO-NC · Wilkesboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 12,930 pop · #20738/25278 · Wilkes County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $52,988
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20738/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ferguson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,930
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $218,500

Nearest income peer: Ferguson, NC ( $1,152 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 Wilkesboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wilkesboro 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, Wilkesboro, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,930
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,988
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 ($52,988 average) · poverty 14.6%. The primary code (28697) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wilkesboro as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Wilkesboro's single ZIP 28697 carries the town

Wilkesboro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28697 is the entire residential footprint (12,930 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 Wilkesboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 409 establishments, 10,919 employees , annual payroll $389,806k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28697 (409 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (79) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wilkesboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Wilkes County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wilkesboro. See the Wilkes County roll-up →

Wilkesboro sits in the upper half of Wilkes County on income: North Wilkesboro, Hays and Roaring River report less, while Millers Creek, Moravian Falls and Boomer report more. Millers Creek marks the far end of that range at $61,623, 16% above Wilkesboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28697 12,930 $52,988 409 79
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Wilkesboro 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 Wilkesboro, .