Mecklenburg

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North Carolina

Mecklenburg is a major-metro county in North Carolina with 32 ZIP codes, 930,905 people, and top-decile 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, Mecklenburg, NC sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 7%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
930,905
combined ZIP population
32
USPS ZIP codes covered
$98,303
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.

Mecklenburg lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 37119, 32 ZIPs, combined population 930,905). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 28269 (Charlotte) with 71,048 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 37119, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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32

Total ZIPs

930,905

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Mecklenburg

Side-by-side: Compare 28269 vs 28277 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
28269 Charlotte 71,048 900
28277 Charlotte 59,664 984
28215 Charlotte 53,629 678
28078 Huntersville 52,133 316
28227 Charlotte 49,635 495
28216 Charlotte 47,208 609
28205 Charlotte 43,931 1,435
28210 Charlotte 42,263 1,285
28105 Matthews 39,586 642
28212 Charlotte 38,457 1,607
28262 Charlotte 37,547 669
28213 Charlotte 37,309 1,041
28226 Charlotte 37,286 965
28214 Charlotte 34,721 410
28208 Charlotte 34,167 599
28270 Charlotte 31,525 965
28273 Charlotte 31,478 557
28211 Charlotte 28,523 1,022
28031 Cornelius 24,390 672
28217 Charlotte 24,204 631
28209 Charlotte 20,317 1,431
28278 Charlotte 19,283 261
28036 Davidson 14,654 251
28206 Charlotte 11,898 651
28203 Charlotte 11,315 1,317
28202 Charlotte 11,195 2,396
28134 Pineville 9,453 426
28207 Charlotte 9,280 1,423
28204 Charlotte 4,796 1,071
28280 Charlotte 10 511
28244 Charlotte 0 -
28282 Charlotte 0 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Mecklenburg?

Mecklenburg has a total population of 930,905 across 32 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Mecklenburg?

Mecklenburg includes 32 ZIP codes: 28269, 28277, 28215, 28078, 28227, 28216, 28205, 28210, 28105, 28212, and more.

Mecklenburg'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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