ZIP 28743 · Hot Springs
Who lives in ZIP code 28743 (Hot Springs, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hot Springs, NC · Madison County
uszips 2026
People2,211
Median age46.8
Household income$58,011
Home value—
Median rent$569/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+19.5%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 925
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.3% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
21.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,167.
Education (adults 25+)
64.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.1%
- Never married
- 18.0%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 63.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 17.5%
- Farmers
- 6.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.5%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.