ZIP 28655 · Morganton
Who lives in ZIP code 28655 (Morganton, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Morganton, NC · Burke County
uszips 2026
People55,100
Median age44.3
Household income$57,713
Home value$188,316
Median rent$905/mo
Poverty18.4%
College degree+22.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 66 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,219
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
25.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,150.
Education (adults 25+)
44.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.8%
- Never married
- 30.2%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 46.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.7%
- Rent burden
- 24.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.5%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 19.5%
- No health insurance
- 13.8%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.