ZIP 28779 · Sylva
Who lives in ZIP code 28779 (Sylva, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sylva, NC · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People18,064
Median age42.4
Household income$57,727
Home value$241,109
Median rent$827/mo
Poverty15.2%
College degree+27.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 65 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,295
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
22.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,897.
Education (adults 25+)
37.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.8%
- Never married
- 29.8%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.60
- Dual-income families
- 35.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.4%
- Rent burden
- 22.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.4%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 14.4%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.