ZIP 28726 · East Flat Rock
Who lives in ZIP code 28726 (East Flat Rock, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Flat Rock, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People4,363
Median age33.3
Household income$54,152
Home value$207,625
Median rent$976/mo
Poverty15.9%
College degree+9.1%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 682 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,539
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.7% are 65 or older; 69.3% are adults.
Household income
17.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,007.
Education (adults 25+)
30.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
30.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.1%
- Never married
- 39.0%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.28
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.1%
- Rent burden
- 23.3%
- Men / women
- 40% / 60%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.1%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.1%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 23.5%
- Limited English
- 17.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.