ZIP 28657 · Newland
Who lives in ZIP code 28657 (Newland, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Newland, NC · Avery County
uszips 2026
People8,188
Median age51.4
Household income$59,702
Home value$243,328
Median rent$695/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+24.9%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,716
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.0% are 65 or older; 85.0% are adults.
Household income
28.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,506.
Education (adults 25+)
37.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.8%
- Never married
- 21.8%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 9.9%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 44.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.4%
- Rent burden
- 22.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 16.5%
- Farmers
- 4.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.3%
- Veterans
- 10.9%
- With a disability
- 20.7%
- No health insurance
- 10.3%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.