ZIP 28340 · Fairmont
Who lives in ZIP code 28340 (Fairmont, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairmont, NC · Robeson County
uszips 2026
People9,265
Median age46.2
Household income$39,746
Home value$90,373
Median rent$835/mo
Poverty26.8%
College degree+10.2%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lumberton, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 29 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,715
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.5% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
13.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,607.
Education (adults 25+)
30.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.9%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 27.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.8%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.3%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 23.9%
- No health insurance
- 11.3%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.