ZIP 28080 · Iron Station
Who lives in ZIP code 28080 (Iron Station, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Iron Station, NC · Lincoln County
uszips 2026
People7,606
Median age45.8
Household income$71,997
Home value$271,652
Median rent$1,147/mo
Poverty4.0%
College degree+20.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 73 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,921
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 77.5% are adults.
Household income
28.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,344.
Education (adults 25+)
34.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.7%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 14.7%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 56.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.1%
- Rent burden
- 37.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.5%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 10.3%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.