ZIP 28777 · Spruce Pine
Who lives in ZIP code 28777 (Spruce Pine, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Spruce Pine, NC · Mitchell County
uszips 2026
People10,178
Median age46.6
Household income$63,378
Home value$226,600
Median rent$739/mo
Poverty12.5%
College degree+19.7%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 55 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,989
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 84.9% are adults.
Household income
24.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,313.
Education (adults 25+)
28.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.1%
- Never married
- 24.9%
- Divorced
- 18.2%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.73
- Dual-income families
- 51.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.7%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 58% / 42%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.8%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 12.0%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.