Home Rankings Richest ZIP codes in the U.S. North Carolina Richest ZIP codes in North Carolina The ZIP codes in North Carolina with the highest median household income, among ZIP codes with at least the population shown below so one-estate enclaves don't crowd the list.
Rank ZIP code City County Median household income Population 1 28207 Charlotte, NC Mecklenburg County $217,204 9,527 2 27562 New Hill, NC Chatham County $172,955 5,659 3 28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC New Hanover County $172,500 2,776 4 27310 Oak Ridge, NC Guilford County $165,898 8,622 5 27519 Cary, NC Wake County $165,586 69,836 6 27608 Raleigh, NC Wake County $162,188 12,604 7 28036 Davidson, NC Mecklenburg County $156,496 22,963 8 28774 Sapphire, NC Transylvania County $154,635 1,451 9 28173 Waxhaw, NC Union County $150,597 65,274 10 27539 Apex, NC Wake County $145,947 25,878 11 28075 Harrisburg, NC Cabarrus County $144,288 21,517 12 27502 Apex, NC Wake County $143,922 48,530 13 27358 Summerfield, NC Guilford County $138,717 15,685 14 28104 Matthews, NC Union County $138,017 36,641 15 27523 Apex, NC Chatham County $135,625 20,269 16 27587 Wake Forest, NC Wake County $133,743 82,886 17 28211 Charlotte, NC Mecklenburg County $132,917 33,925 18 27929 Currituck, NC Currituck County $132,713 3,281 19 28270 Charlotte, NC Mecklenburg County $131,667 32,448 20 27571 Rolesville, NC Wake County $131,139 9,095 21 28682 Terrell, NC Catawba County $129,390 1,701 22 27540 Holly Springs, NC Wake County $128,989 47,771 23 27614 Raleigh, NC Wake County $128,834 34,226 24 27517 Chapel Hill, NC Chatham County $128,683 29,564 25 28277 Charlotte, NC Mecklenburg County $128,627 73,882 26 28542 Camp Lejeune, NC Onslow County $125,491 3,508 27 28278 Charlotte, NC Mecklenburg County $125,470 37,420 28 27613 Raleigh, NC Wake County $123,966 45,235 29 27518 Cary, NC Wake County $123,488 19,735 30 27513 Cary, NC Wake County $121,989 46,979 31 27507 Bullock, NC Granville County $120,849 1,811 32 28078 Huntersville, NC Mecklenburg County $120,831 71,657 33 27949 Kitty Hawk, NC Dare County $120,662 8,251 34 27927 Corolla, NC Currituck County $120,568 1,199 35 28226 Charlotte, NC Mecklenburg County $118,606 39,381 36 27560 Morrisville, NC Wake County $118,417 40,792 37 27527 Clayton, NC Johnston County $115,035 39,256 38 27503 Bahama, NC Durham County $114,425 5,374 39 28031 Cornelius, NC Mecklenburg County $113,368 31,733 40 28117 Mooresville, NC Iredell County $112,976 48,826 41 27615 Raleigh, NC Wake County $112,754 46,019 42 27958 Moyock, NC Currituck County $112,177 14,408 43 28037 Denver, NC Lincoln County $111,703 28,768 44 28374 Pinehurst, NC Moore County $111,311 19,782 45 28409 Wilmington, NC New Hanover County $111,048 36,163 46 27617 Raleigh, NC Wake County $110,034 20,237 47 27526 Fuquay Varina, NC Harnett County $110,017 61,588 48 28105 Matthews, NC Mecklenburg County $108,190 46,817 49 28701 Alexander, NC Buncombe County $108,125 5,786 50 27023 Lewisville, NC Forsyth County $107,924 14,414
Source: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. The ACS caps reported medians at $250,000. Only ZIP codes with a delivery area and at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Methodology
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