Burke

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North Carolina

Burke is a smaller county in North Carolina with 8 ZIP codes, 81,398 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, Burke, NC sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

35th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
81,398
combined ZIP population
8
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,476
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.

Burke lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 37023, 8 ZIPs, combined population 81,398). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (8 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 37023.

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8

Total ZIPs

81,398

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Burke

Side-by-side: Compare 28655 vs 28612 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
28655 Morganton 54,996 67
28612 Connelly Springs 12,397 57
28690 Valdese 9,295 166
28637 Hildebran 1,746 235
28619 Drexel 1,520 492
28671 Rutherford College 597 311
28628 Glen Alpine 479 359
28666 Icard 368 306

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Burke?

Burke has a total population of 81,398 across 8 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Burke?

Burke includes 8 ZIP codes: 28655, 28612, 28690, 28637, 28619, 28671, 28628, 28666.

Burke's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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