ZIP 28790 · Zirconia
Who lives in ZIP code 28790 (Zirconia, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Zirconia, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People3,241
Median age48.3
Household income$97,042
Home value$460,999
Median rent$941/mo
Poverty4.4%
College degree+23.4%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,423
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 82.7% are adults.
Household income
49.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,919.
Education (adults 25+)
62.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.7%
- Never married
- 22.7%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 65.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.0%
- Unemployment
- 8.5%
- Self-employed
- 16.9%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.3%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 21.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.