ZIP 28420 · Ash
Who lives in ZIP code 28420 (Ash, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ash, NC · Brunswick County
uszips 2026
People2,658
Median age46.3
Household income$53,935
Home value$203,013
Median rent$1,135/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+14.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,163
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.2% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
13.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,469.
Education (adults 25+)
55.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.5%
- Never married
- 14.1%
- Divorced
- 7.0%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.8%
- Rent burden
- 27.0%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 3.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.8%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.