Franklin
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North Carolina
Franklin is a smaller county in North Carolina with 4 ZIP codes, 55,122 people, and above-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, Franklin, NC sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 39%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 55,122
- combined ZIP population
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,806
- 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.
Franklin lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 37069, 4 ZIPs, combined population 55,122). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Above-median income with few ZIPs: treat the top code (27549) as the primary ACS record and this county page as the FIPS bridge. Intra-county contrast is limited by construction.
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 37069 averages as uniform.
Within North Carolina, Dare is the closest lower-income county and Haywood the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 10 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Franklin. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
4
Total ZIPs
55,122
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Franklin
Side-by-side: Compare 27549 vs 27596 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Franklin?
Franklin has a total population of 55,122 across 4 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Franklin?
Franklin includes 4 ZIP codes: 27549, 27596, 27525, 27508.