ZIP 28551 · La Grange
Who lives in ZIP code 28551 (La Grange, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Grange, NC · Lenoir County
uszips 2026
People14,078
Median age35.9
Household income$49,092
Home value$136,384
Median rent$868/mo
Poverty15.8%
College degree+16.5%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kinston, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,478
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.9% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
18.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,234.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.8%
- Never married
- 37.2%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 51.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.9%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.0%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 12.1%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.