Which ZIP code in Stanly County has the fastest population growth?

28097 (Locust), at 36.6%, among 9 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Stanly County, NC

These are the 9 ZIP codes in Stanly County with the fastest population growth, out of 9 with at least 1,000 residents. 28097 (Locust, 36.6%), 28163 (Stanfield, 23.1%) and 28009 (Badin, 23.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Stanly County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Stanly County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28097	Locust	36.6%	8,303	3,048	3,588
2	28163	Stanfield	23.1%	6,491	2,285	2,443
3	28009	Badin	23.1%	1,456	514	—
4	28124	Mount Pleasant	17.9%	7,010	2,409	2,786
5	28127	New London	10.4%	8,506	3,194	3,422
6	28129	Oakboro	8.1%	5,852	2,570	2,549
7	28001	Albemarle	-0.5%	26,424	11,016	12,765
8	28128	Norwood	-12.4%	6,587	2,517	3,108
9	28137	Richfield	-16.3%	2,664	987	1,277

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 9 of 10 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 11,450 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Stanly County has the fastest population growth?: 28097 (Locust), at 36.6%, among 9 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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