ZIP 28644 · Laurel Springs
Who lives in ZIP code 28644 (Laurel Springs, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Laurel Springs, NC · Alleghany County
uszips 2026
People1,433
Median age52.4
Household income$52,798
Home value$224,112
Median rent$859/mo
Poverty19.2%
College degree+41.3%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 735
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 86.5% are adults.
Household income
16.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,548.
Education (adults 25+)
50.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.1%
- Never married
- 18.7%
- Divorced
- 9.1%
- Widowed
- 11.1%
- Family size
- 2.50
- Dual-income families
- 59.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.7%
- Rent burden
- 56.7%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.9%
- Farmers
- 11.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.9%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 10.8%
- No health insurance
- 30.3%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.