Alexander
Source:
North Carolina
Alexander is a smaller county in North Carolina with 3 ZIP codes, 36,658 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alexander, NC sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 49th pct
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 36,658
- combined ZIP population
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $67,086
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Alexander lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 37003, 3 ZIPs, combined population 36,658). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Below-median income with few ZIPs: start cost-of-living reads on the primary code (28681), not the county mean. This page exists to join FIPS 37003 to HUD/FBI tables once the ZIP is chosen.
Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 37003 averages as uniform.
Within North Carolina, Pasquotank is the closest lower-income county and Alamance the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 8 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alexander. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
3
Total ZIPs
36,658
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Alexander
Side-by-side: Compare 28681 vs 28636 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Alexander?
Alexander has a total population of 36,658 across 3 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Alexander?
Alexander includes 3 ZIP codes: 28681, 28636, 28678.