ZIP 28683 · Thurmond
Who lives in ZIP code 28683 (Thurmond, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Thurmond, NC · Surry County
uszips 2026
People1,614
Median age46.3
Household income$45,423
Home value$193,245
Median rent$651/mo
Poverty20.9%
College degree+16.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mount Airy, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 689
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.1% are 65 or older; 78.3% are adults.
Household income
9.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,233.
Education (adults 25+)
11.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.0%
- Never married
- 18.6%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 48.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.1%
- Rent burden
- 18.8%
- Men / women
- 42% / 58%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.8%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 5.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 16.2%
- No health insurance
- 16.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.