Haywood

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North Carolina

Haywood is a smaller county in North Carolina with 6 ZIP codes, 59,059 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, Haywood, NC sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 38%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
59,059
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,240
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.

Haywood lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 37087, 6 ZIPs, combined population 59,059). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (6 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 37087.

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6

Total ZIPs

59,059

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Haywood

Side-by-side: Compare 28786 vs 28716 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
28786 Waynesville 20,714 108
28716 Canton 17,477 43
28721 Clyde 10,063 35
28785 Waynesville 7,338 19
28751 Maggie Valley 2,916 25
28745 Lake Junaluska 551 341

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Haywood?

Haywood has a total population of 59,059 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Haywood?

Haywood includes 6 ZIP codes: 28786, 28716, 28721, 28785, 28751, 28745.

Haywood'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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