ZIP 28766 · Penrose
Who lives in ZIP code 28766 (Penrose, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Penrose, NC · Transylvania County
uszips 2026
People1,259
Median age53.1
Household income$57,708
Home value$300,634
Median rent$1,217/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+20.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brevard, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 81 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 552
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.2% are 65 or older; 84.2% are adults.
Household income
12.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,210.
Education (adults 25+)
50.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.3%
- Never married
- 19.2%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 16.7%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 34.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 39% / 61%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.7%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 23.8%
- No health insurance
- 13.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.