ZIP 28720 · Chimney Rock
Who lives in ZIP code 28720 (Chimney Rock, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chimney Rock, NC · Rutherford County
uszips 2026
People138
Median age58.1
Household income$63,438
Home value$494,347
Median rent$1,717/mo
Poverty7.2%
College degree+29.5%
Commute12 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 73
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.9% are 65 or older; 93.5% are adults.
Household income
32.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,375.
Education (adults 25+)
52.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.7%
- Never married
- 33.3%
- Divorced
- 7.0%
- Widowed
- 14.0%
- Family size
- 2.33
- Dual-income families
- 69.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.3%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 9.3%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 0.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.