ZIP 28630 · Granite Falls
Who lives in ZIP code 28630 (Granite Falls, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Granite Falls, NC · Caldwell County
uszips 2026
People19,382
Median age47.3
Household income$63,835
Home value$203,850
Median rent$853/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+18.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 123 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,917
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.6% are 65 or older; 82.2% are adults.
Household income
31.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,708.
Education (adults 25+)
39.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.1%
- Never married
- 28.2%
- Divorced
- 21.5%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 46.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.9%
- Rent burden
- 22.9%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.9%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 17.2%
- No health insurance
- 9.0%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.