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Zionville, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Zionville, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,256. 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 ZIONVILLE-NC · Zionville, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,256 pop · #20200/25278 · Watauga County

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

  • INC-MID $54,402
  • RANK-LOWER #20200/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Deep Gap
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,256
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $219,400

Nearest income peer: Deep Gap, NC (+ $5,251 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 Zionville

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

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,256
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,402
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 ($54,402 average) · poverty 11.5%. The primary code (28698) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Zionville's single ZIP 28698 carries the town

Zionville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28698 is the entire residential footprint (2,256 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 Zionville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 138 employees , annual payroll $7,549k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28698 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Zionville, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Watauga County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Zionville. See the Watauga County roll-up →

Zionville sits in the lower half of Watauga County on income: Banner Elk, Blowing Rock and Deep Gap report more, Boone and Vilas report less. Blowing Rock marks the far end of that range at $76,477, 41% above Zionville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28698 2,256 $54,402 34 35
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Zionville 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 Zionville, .