ZIP 28906 · Murphy
Who lives in ZIP code 28906 (Murphy, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Murphy, NC · Cherokee County
uszips 2026
People20,526
Median age56.5
Household income$55,759
Home value$250,494
Median rent$797/mo
Poverty11.6%
College degree+25.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,195
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.9% are 65 or older; 84.8% are adults.
Household income
22.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,939.
Education (adults 25+)
40.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.3%
- Never married
- 19.8%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.73
- Dual-income families
- 37.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.2%
- Rent burden
- 26.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.4%
- Veterans
- 10.6%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 11.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.