28043 Zip Code (Forest City, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 21,728
Zip code population in 2010: 21,055
Zip code population in 2000: 20,383

Houses and condos: 9,504
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,081
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28043: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 63.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 343 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $997 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $776 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 28043:

• High school or higher: 84.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28043:

• Never married: 29.5%
• Now married: 45.6%
• Separated: 4.8%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 13.1%

• 
• • 15,21070.0%White
  • 3,01313.9%Black
  • 1,9398.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,2575.8%Two or more races
  • 2040.9%Asian
  • 780.4%Some other race
  • 240.1%American Indian

Urban population: 13,451
Rural population: 8,276

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28043, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,257 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,257
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $38,210 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$38,210
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1177.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3781.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7069.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10260.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17026.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 78550.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,299 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,299
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6030.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,845 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,845
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $25k, 24.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 122.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 345.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4225.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,793 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,793
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 16.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 164.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 507.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15485.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,392 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$10,392
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.7% for AGIs below $25k, 121.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 189.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 307.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 499.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12785.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,604 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

28043:	$13,604
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.7% for AGIs below $25k, 101.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 213.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 338.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 801.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,704 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,704
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.2% for AGIs below $25k, 30.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 120.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 309.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 872.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8870.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $13,610 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,610
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 284.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4450.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,364 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

28043:	$6,364
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 200.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1985.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,396 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,396
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.2% for AGIs below $25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.8%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.5% for AGIs below $25k, 94.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28043, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,633 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,633
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $32,300 (reported on 83.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,300
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $25k, 78.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 48.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,320 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,320
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,342 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,342
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,112 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,112
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,756 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,756
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,605 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

28043:	$11,605
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,753 (25% of AGI, reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,753
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,867 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,867
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,575 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

28043:	$5,575
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,377 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,377
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.3%

Here:	63%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $25k, 63.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28043, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,687 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,687
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $28,371 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,371
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.1% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,787 (reported on 32.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,787
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,709 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,709
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,779 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,779
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,531 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,531
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,944 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

28043:	$2,944
North Carolina:	$2,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,891 (26% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,891
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,075 (6% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,075
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.4% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,843 (reported on 65.4% of returns)

28043:	$3,843
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,818 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,818
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.7%

Here:	71%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 64.2% for AGIs below $10k, 73.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28160, 28019, 28076, 28139, 28040, 28114.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,395
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,256

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 677 (232 now married, 426 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,414 (1,972 now married, 2,443 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28043 with a mortgage: 2,494 (199 second mortgage, 189 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 397

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,018
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $325

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28043 household income distribution in 2022

• 455Less than $10,000
• 571$10,000 to $14,999
• 604$15,000 to $19,999
• 768$20,000 to $24,999
• 412$25,000 to $29,999
• 432$30,000 to $34,999
• 422$35,000 to $39,999
• 603$40,000 to $44,999
• 262$45,000 to $49,999
• 568$50,000 to $59,999
• 817$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,063$75,000 to $99,999
• 413$100,000 to $124,999
• 330$125,000 to $149,999
• 303$150,000 to $199,999
• 378$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28043

• 188Less than $10,000
• 67$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 71$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 84$35,000 to $39,999
• 144$40,000 to $49,999
• 113$50,000 to $59,999
• 199$60,000 to $69,999
• 132$70,000 to $79,999
• 165$80,000 to $89,999
• 164$90,000 to $99,999
• 317$100,000 to $124,999
• 434$125,000 to $149,999
• 479$150,000 to $174,999
• 441$175,000 to $199,999
• 524$200,000 to $249,999
• 302$250,000 to $299,999
• 409$300,000 to $399,999
• 176$400,000 to $499,999
• 204$500,000 to $749,999
• 18$750,000 to $999,999
• 17$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 8$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28043

• 86Less than $100
• 74$100 to $149
• 31$150 to $199
• 88$200 to $249
• 21$250 to $299
• 118$300 to $349
• 154$350 to $399
• 130$400 to $449
• 297$450 to $499
• 339$500 to $549
• 142$550 to $599
• 364$600 to $649
• 209$650 to $699
• 136$700 to $749
• 50$750 to $799
• 75$800 to $899
• 5$900 to $999
• 30$1,000 to $1,249
• 50$1,250 to $1,499
• 33$2,000 to $2,499
• 71$3,500 or more
• 404No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $748.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $251,932.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $194,437
• Black or African American householders: $150,740
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $395,080
• Asian householders: $527,981
• Some other race householders: $118,162
• Two or more races householders: $273,040
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $149,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $179,183 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,421 - $253,357

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $236,366

Here:	$236,366
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $540,522

Here:	$540,522
State:	$317,935

Mobile homes: $121,419

Here:	$121,419
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,510
• One, attached: 158
• Two: 106
• 3 or 4: 480
• 5 to 9: 481
• 10 to 19: 33
• 20 to 49: 118
• 50 or more: 65
• Mobile homes: 1,426
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Unemployment: 5.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28043

• 75.6%6,733Drove a car alone
• 13.7%1,216Carpooled
• 0.1%11Bus or trolley bus
• 0.9%84Walked
• 1.3%116Other means
• 5.2%463Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28043

• 313Less than 5 minutes
• 1,2065 to 9 minutes
• 1,32310 to 14 minutes
• 1,75615 to 19 minutes
• 89420 to 24 minutes
• 28725 to 29 minutes
• 63430 to 34 minutes
• 13435 to 39 minutes
• 28940 to 44 minutes
• 76445 to 59 minutes
• 30560 to 89 minutes
• 22190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 21,728

• Male householders: 3,567 (948 living alone), Female householders: 4,977 (1,534 living alone)

• 3,239 spouses (3,130 opposite-sex spouses), 619 unmarried partners, (616 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,288 children (5,673 natural, 182 adopted, 435 stepchildren), 942 grandchildren, 322 brothers or sisters, 266 parents, 0 foster children, 379 other relatives, 759 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 278 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,218 2-persons, 1,545 3-persons, 819 4-persons, 504 5-persons, 275 6-persons, 244 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,480 1-person, 341 2-persons, 46 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 5 6-persons

2,225 married couples with children.
2,065 single-parent households (673 men, 1,392 women).

91.7% of residents of 28043 zip code speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 28% well, 15% not well, 1% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (13% very well, 87% well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% very well, 6% well, 37% not well, 11% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AG INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (376 PINE STREET in FOREST CITY, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X007HFF, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -376, AIR PROGRAM, -2386, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, PARTITIONS, SHELVING, AND LOCKERS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Business NAICS classification: INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: AGI SCHUTZ MERCHANDISING (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: A G I SCHUTZ MERCHANDISING, A G INDUSTRIES, AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION, INC.

• BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED J C COWAN PLANT (1181 OLD CAROLEEN ROAD in FOREST CITY, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, WOOL (INCLUDING DYEING AND FINISHING); YARN SPINNING MILLS; BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Business NAICS classification: BOAT BUILDING.
  Organizations: MAKO MARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: Burlington Industries Incorporated J C COWAN plantING PLANT, BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES-J C COW, BURLINGTON IND - J C COWAN PLT, J.C.COWAN FINISHING PLANT, MAKO MARINE INTERNATIONAL INC

• A G INDUSTRIES INC (30 PINE STREET in FOREST CITY, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WOOD OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, PARTITIONS, SHELVING, AND LOCKERS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: AMER GREETINGS CORP AGI SCHULT

• ARVINMERITOR INC - FOREST CITY (160 ASH STREET in FOREST CITY, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
  Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
  

• BRAD WICKHAM S TOPLAND SERVICE (136 HARRIS LEE DR in FOREST CITY, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -3M05FMYG00KERDM4APN2R5TTG2, WASTEWATER PROGRAM, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERVICE, BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERV HA

• BUD'S JUNK YARD (700 ROCK CORNER ROAD in FOREST CITY, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3W0BDX8Y, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
  Alternative names: BUD S JUNK YARD

• CHASE MIDDLE (840 CHASE HIGH ROAD in FOREST CITY, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326
  Organizations: RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DIVERSE CORPORATE TECHNOLOGIES (291 SHILOH RD in FOREST CITY, NC)

  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MARTIN BRYSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , KENT COVINGTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERVICE (MARY KISER'S PROPERTY CHERRY M in FOREST CITY, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERV CH

• BROAD RIVER ENTERPRISES, INC., - DBA TH (394 US 221A HIGHWAY in FOREST CITY, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS
  

• BUTLER AUTO PARTS (584 MCSWAIN RD in FOREST CITY, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• CHAPMAN GRADING & CONCRETE-#2 (NCSR 2102 in FOREST CITY, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• B & C BODY SHOP (HIGHWAY 74 EAST in FOREST CITY, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: JOHN LENTZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%

Population in 1990: 25,940.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 15,304
• Northeast: 919
• Midwest: 536
• South: 3,252
• West: 390

60% of the 28043 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

89% of the 28043 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 338
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 110

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• KCH SERVICES (144 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE in FOREST CITY, NC; small business) : $347,345 in 8 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Water Purification Equipment, Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus, and more by Army, Air Force, ENERGY, Department of
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $104,847; 2004: $216,584; 2005: -$29; 2006: $25,943.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $113,047 with Army for Water Purification Equipment. Signed on 2004-06-10. Completion date: 2004-07-26.
  $99,000 with Army for Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-05-04.
  $36,280 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2003-05-09. Completion date: 2003-07-25.
  $35,987 with ENERGY, Department of for Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-08-15.
  

• FULTON MECHANICAL & MACHINE (140 INDUSTRIAL DR in FOREST CITY, NC; small business)

  $32,184 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2004-12-28.

• CNC WORKS, INCORPORATED (114 INDUSTRIAL DR in FOREST CITY, NC; small business) : $14,337 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  $5,257 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2006-03-06. Completion date: 2006-04-20.
  $5,018, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-28. Completion date: 2005-05-12.
  $4,062, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-04-14.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 2, 20-49: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 152. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 298 took place in 2010, and the least - 37 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.9%), and Outside Fires (34.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28043
• 1,14046.9%Structure Fires
• 83034.1%Outside Fires
• 28111.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1817.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28043, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28043 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	234	71.3 years
William	166	73.6 years
Mary	158	77.1 years
John	136	74.5 years
Robert	91	68.9 years
George	88	76.0 years
Charles	86	73.0 years
Annie	59	83.6 years
Thomas	56	71.2 years
Margaret	51	77.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 28043 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	91	75.9 years
Harris	81	74.1 years
Greene	66	74.6 years
Hardin	66	77.9 years
Jones	63	75.9 years
Harrill	55	80.3 years
Davis	55	73.6 years
Johnson	45	73.4 years
Tate	44	75.4 years
Moore	42	71.0 years

Businesses in zip code 28043
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		McDonald's	2
Ace Hardware	1		Nike	2
Advance Auto Parts	1		Nissan	1
Arby's	1		Papa John's Pizza	1
AutoZone	1		Pizza Hut	1
Burger King	1		Quality	1
Chevrolet	1		Quiznos	1
Curves	1		RadioShack	1
Decora Cabinetry	2		Ramada	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Ryan's Grill	1
Dunkin Donuts	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
FedEx	3		Staples	1
Ford	1		T-Mobile	2
GameStop	1		T.J.Maxx	1
H&R Block	1		Taco Bell	1
Holiday Inn	1		Tire Kingdom	1
Honda	1		U-Haul	1
Howard Johnson	1		U.S. Cellular	1
KFC	1		UPS	3
Kincaid	1		Verizon Wireless	1
Lane Furniture	1		Waffle House	1
Long John Silver's	1		Walmart	1
Lowe's	1		Wendy's	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	3