ZIP 28430 · Cerro Gordo
Who lives in ZIP code 28430 (Cerro Gordo, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cerro Gordo, NC · Columbus County
uszips 2026
People1,573
Median age44.4
Household income$68,356
Home value—
Median rent$638/mo
Poverty13.0%
College degree+10.6%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 789
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.7% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
14.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,869.
Education (adults 25+)
29.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 19.7%
- Divorced
- 19.8%
- Widowed
- 10.7%
- Family size
- 2.58
- Dual-income families
- 48.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.6%
- Rent burden
- 10.0%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.3%
- Farmers
- 5.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.1%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 8.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.