ZIP 28709 · Barnardsville
Who lives in ZIP code 28709 (Barnardsville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Barnardsville, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People2,260
Median age58.2
Household income—
Home value—
Median rent—
Poverty3.1%
College degree+47.6%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 17 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 959
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
39.6% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
39.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,404.
Education (adults 25+)
50.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 18.8%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 13.3%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 18.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 35.7%
- Unemployment
- 0.3%
- Self-employed
- 22.1%
- Farmers
- 6.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.9%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.