ZIP 28711 · Black Mountain
Who lives in ZIP code 28711 (Black Mountain, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Black Mountain, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People12,663
Median age55.2
Household income$74,761
Home value$369,292
Median rent$1,567/mo
Poverty8.1%
College degree+54.1%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marion, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 47 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,107
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
33.2% are 65 or older; 86.7% are adults.
Household income
33.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,031.
Education (adults 25+)
37.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.4%
- Never married
- 28.5%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 40.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.7%
- Rent burden
- 44.6%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 17.6%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.3%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.