ZIP 28654 · Moravian Falls
Who lives in ZIP code 28654 (Moravian Falls, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Moravian Falls, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People3,168
Median age48.7
Household income$57,438
Home value$231,359
Median rent$819/mo
Poverty8.4%
College degree+19.3%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,259
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.1% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
23.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,434.
Education (adults 25+)
35.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.2%
- Never married
- 26.3%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 42.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.8%
- Rent burden
- 15.7%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.7%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.6%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 12.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.