ZIP 28730 · Fairview
Who lives in ZIP code 28730 (Fairview, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairview, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People7,605
Median age53.5
Household income$102,900
Home value$442,886
Median rent$1,197/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+47.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 65 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,981
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.5% are 65 or older; 81.9% are adults.
Household income
51.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,616.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.3%
- Never married
- 20.6%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 49.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 18.4%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.0%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.