ZIP 28456 · Riegelwood
Who lives in ZIP code 28456 (Riegelwood, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Riegelwood, NC · Columbus County
uszips 2026
People3,860
Median age47.2
Household income$49,670
Home value$176,521
Median rent$785/mo
Poverty14.5%
College degree+11.1%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,531
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 84.8% are adults.
Household income
17.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,247.
Education (adults 25+)
29.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.5%
- Never married
- 36.7%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 47.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.7%
- Rent burden
- 43.3%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.1%
- Unemployment
- 11.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.0%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 19.2%
- No health insurance
- 14.4%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.