ZIP 28626 · Fleetwood
Who lives in ZIP code 28626 (Fleetwood, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fleetwood, NC · Ashe County
uszips 2026
People3,173
Median age48.7
Household income$73,675
Home value$294,652
Median rent$1,270/mo
Poverty10.2%
College degree+43.1%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,521
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.2% are 65 or older; 88.6% are adults.
Household income
36.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,262.
Education (adults 25+)
42.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.5%
- Never married
- 12.6%
- Divorced
- 16.4%
- Widowed
- 3.5%
- Family size
- 2.30
- Dual-income families
- 54.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 92.2%
- Rent burden
- 46.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 21.0%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 19.7%
- No health insurance
- 10.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.