ZIP 28774 · Sapphire
Who lives in ZIP code 28774 (Sapphire, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sapphire, NC · Transylvania County
uszips 2026
People1,451
Median age63.2
Household income$154,635
Home value$799,835
Median rent—
Poverty3.2%
College degree+68.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brevard, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 703
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
41.8% are 65 or older; 90.6% are adults.
Household income
65.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,000.
Education (adults 25+)
36.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.5%
- Never married
- 10.2%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.48
- Dual-income families
- 38.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 42% / 58%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.7%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 20.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.4%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 14.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.