ZIP 28621 · Elkin
Who lives in ZIP code 28621 (Elkin, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elkin, NC · Surry County
uszips 2026
People9,403
Median age43.9
Household income$53,616
Home value$163,332
Median rent$783/mo
Poverty21.0%
College degree+20.2%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mount Airy, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 54 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,126
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.4% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
22.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,766.
Education (adults 25+)
36.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.3%
- Never married
- 28.0%
- Divorced
- 20.8%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 49.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.7%
- Rent burden
- 31.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 3.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.2%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 24.1%
- No health insurance
- 11.7%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.