ZIP 28618 · Deep Gap
Who lives in ZIP code 28618 (Deep Gap, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Deep Gap, NC · Watauga County
uszips 2026
People2,208
Median age39.2
Household income$59,653
Home value$337,001
Median rent$1,250/mo
Poverty10.5%
College degree+34.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boone, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 23 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 837
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.9% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
28.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,352.
Education (adults 25+)
50.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.1%
- Never married
- 25.9%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.49
- Dual-income families
- 76.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 21.2%
- Farmers
- 2.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.3%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 5.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 3.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.