ZIP 28685 · Traphill
Who lives in ZIP code 28685 (Traphill, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Traphill, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People2,181
Median age35.1
Household income$46,406
Home value—
Median rent$776/mo
Poverty24.6%
College degree+7.7%
Commute39 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 769
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.4% are 65 or older; 77.4% are adults.
Household income
26.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,591.
Education (adults 25+)
42.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.8%
- Never married
- 29.3%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 42.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.3%
- Rent burden
- 35.7%
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.3%
- Unemployment
- 13.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 7.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.4%
- Veterans
- 1.0%
- With a disability
- 28.0%
- No health insurance
- 12.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.