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Zirconia, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Zirconia, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,205. 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 ZIRCONIA-NC · Zirconia, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,205 pop · #4948/25278 · Henderson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $97,042
  • RANK-TOP #4948/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Horse Shoe
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,205
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $455,000

Nearest income peer: Horse Shoe, NC (+ $1,965 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 Zirconia

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Zirconia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Zirconia, NC sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,205
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$97,042
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $97,042 and home value $455,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 23.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Advance is the closest lower-income city and Horse Shoe the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Zirconia.

Population concentration

Zirconia's single ZIP 28790 carries the town

Zirconia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28790 is the entire residential footprint (3,205 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 Zirconia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 50 establishments, 198 employees , annual payroll $11,656k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28790 (50 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Accommodation and food services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Zirconia, NC

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

Zirconia sits in the upper half of Henderson County on income: Hendersonville, Fletcher and Flat Rock report less, while Mills River reports more. East Flat Rock marks the far end of that range at $54,152, 44% below Zirconia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28790 3,205 $97,042 50 30
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Zirconia 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 Zirconia, .