ZIP 28901 · Andrews
Who lives in ZIP code 28901 (Andrews, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Andrews, NC · Cherokee County
uszips 2026
People5,552
Median age47.9
Household income$44,792
Home value$141,387
Median rent$719/mo
Poverty15.7%
College degree+17.9%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,605
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.0% are 65 or older; 82.6% are adults.
Household income
16.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,659.
Education (adults 25+)
32.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.2%
- Never married
- 26.5%
- Divorced
- 21.3%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 43.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.1%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 45% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 19.4%
- No health insurance
- 14.9%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.