28043 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Forest City, NC Rutherford County, NC Zip code population (2000): 20,383 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 19,027 Homes for Sale in Forest City. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28043 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 9,141 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,802 % of renters here:   34% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28043: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 62.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 307 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.9% ($486) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) Profiles of local businesses: Odean Keever & Associates Forest City Office Odean Keever and Associates List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 9,527   (46.7%) Females: 10,856   (53.3%) Recent posts about zip code 28043 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Ingles's grocery chain...Am I alone here?  (150 replies) Best Place to Live around Charlotte???  (24 replies) Just how is it pronounced?  (95 replies) Good places to live near Cliffside  (20 replies) Husband wants mountains, I don't so.... foothills?  (25 replies) Does anyone know where the store Damage In Transit is located?  (19 replies) Urban population: 12,619 Rural population: 7,764 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $105,397 28043:   $105,397 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were 30 registered sex offenders living in 28043 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   37.4 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people North Carolina:   2.5 people 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 (2% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns) Here:   $15,891 State:   $19,464 (% 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 (6.4% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns) Here:   $4,075 North Carolina:   $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 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k) 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)

This zip code:	$33,199
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28160, 28019, 28076, 28040, 28139, 28114.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	69.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28043 with a mortgage: 2,350 (226 second mortgage, 418 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,776

This zip code:	19.0%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	7.3%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28043: Less than $10,000: 68 $10,000 to $14,999: 34 $15,000 to $19,999: 62 $20,000 to $24,999: 69 $25,000 to $29,999: 75 $30,000 to $34,999: 74 $35,000 to $39,999: 107 $40,000 to $49,999: 328 $50,000 to $59,999: 362 $60,000 to $69,999: 352 $70,000 to $79,999: 341 $80,000 to $89,999: 328 $90,000 to $99,999: 258 $100,000 to $124,999: 836 $125,000 to $149,999: 633 $150,000 to $174,999: 341 $175,000 to $199,999: 274 $200,000 to $249,999: 306 $250,000 to $299,999: 165 $300,000 to $399,999: 101 $400,000 to $499,999: 42 $500,000 to $749,999: 25 $750,000 to $999,999: 1

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28043: Less than $100: 157 $100 to $149: 106 $150 to $199: 60 $200 to $249: 241 $250 to $299: 295 $300 to $349: 371 $350 to $399: 261 $400 to $449: 171 $450 to $499: 95 $500 to $549: 18 $550 to $599: 35 $600 to $649: 14 $650 to $699: 36 $1,500 to $1,999: 30 $2,000 or more: 11 No cash rent: 375

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $104,940.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,369
• Black or African American householders: $88,667
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $232,389
• Asian householders: $310,563
• Some other race householders: $69,504
• Two or more races householders: $160,604
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,210

28043:	$103,474
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $131,780

Here:	$131,780
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,893

Here:	$145,893
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $111,718

Here:	$111,718
State:	$153,934

Mobile homes: $42,907

Here:	$42,907
State:	$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$48,806

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,256
• One, attached: 58
• Two: 309
• 3 or 4: 430
• 5 to 9: 380
• 10 to 19: 84
• 20 to 49: 28
• 50 or more: 19
• Mobile homes: 1,635
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,349 (82%) Carpooled: 996 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 141 (2%) Other means: 111 (1%) Worked at home: 278 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 396 5 to 9 minutes: 1254 10 to 14 minutes: 2177 15 to 19 minutes: 1929 20 to 24 minutes: 1015 25 to 29 minutes: 327 30 to 34 minutes: 610 35 to 39 minutes: 93 40 to 44 minutes: 108 45 to 59 minutes: 320 60 to 89 minutes: 271 90 or more minutes: 140

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.5%

Household type by relationship
Households: 20,073

• In family households: 17,438 (4,317 male householders, 1,554 female householders)

  4,287 spouses, 5,734 children (5,137 natural, 180 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 585 grandchildren, 168 brothers or sisters, 137 parents, 327 other relatives, 329 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,635 (847 male householders (703 living alone)), 1,526 female householders (1,469 living alone)), 262 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 443 (368 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,753 2-persons, 1,536 3-persons, 1,013 4-persons, 351 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,172 1-person, 163 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

2,791 married couples with children.
1,528 single-parent households (232 men, 1,296 women).

96.2% of residents of 28043 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 24% well, 26% not well, 9% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 27% well, 13% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 71% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 357 (1.8%)
(23.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4538

United States or American: 3649

English: 1231

Irish: 1147

German: 1065

Scotch-Irish: 532

Scottish: 314

Dutch: 210

French (except Basque): 190

Subsaharan African:: 117

African: 117

Italian: 97

European: 90

Polish: 61

Swedish: 44

Scandinavian: 29

Welsh: 25

British: 21

Russian: 18

Norwegian: 16

French Canadian: 14

Canadian: 13

Hungarian: 6

Danish: 6

Ukrainian: 5

Estonian: 4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

Belizean: 2

Major facitilies 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)
  

• Ramada Limited, 2600 Hwy 74a, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 248-1711, Fax: (828) 245-7764
• Jameson Inns, 164 Jameson Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 287-8788
• Quality Inn, 205 Commerical Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 248-3400, Fax: (828) 248-1183
• Holiday Inn Express, 200 Holiday Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 755-2000, Fax: (828) 755-2001

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,364

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

• This state: 16007
• Northeast: 541
• Midwest: 692
• South: 2596
• West: 223

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, 51% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 25,940. Population change in the 1990s: -5,557 (-21.4%).

Here:	8.5%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	1.9%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	10.6%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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)

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