ZIP 28762 · Old Fort
Who lives in ZIP code 28762 (Old Fort, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Old Fort, NC · McDowell County
uszips 2026
People6,599
Median age52.4
Household income$66,410
Home value$210,197
Median rent$793/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+21.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marion, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 27 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,978
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.0% are 65 or older; 84.8% are adults.
Household income
26.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,040.
Education (adults 25+)
29.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.5%
- Never married
- 16.8%
- Divorced
- 18.1%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.64
- Dual-income families
- 47.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.1%
- Rent burden
- 24.2%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.2%
- Unemployment
- 9.4%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.9%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 20.6%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.