Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,195 Zip code population in 2010: 3,029 Zip code population in 2000: 4,233
Houses and condos: 1,236 Renter-occupied apartments: 115
% of renters here:
12%
State:
33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28385: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 39.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 56 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.7% ($1,018)
North Carolina:
0.6% ($1,769)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,152 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $931 (0.8%)
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Males: 1,140
(51.9%)
Females: 1,055
(48.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 28385:
High school or higher: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 28385:
Never married: 33.0%
Now married: 54.2%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 4.5%
Zip code 28385 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28385, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,680 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,680
State:
$70,020
Salary/wage: $38,362 (reported on 81.6% of returns)
Here:
$38,362
State:
$58,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1421.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3986.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7537.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10566.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25210.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $841 (reported on 21.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$841
North Carolina:
$1,479
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 19.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 178.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,758 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,758
State:
$7,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 184.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 374.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,354 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
Here:
+$5,354
State:
+$23,652
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 190.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 864.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,368 (reported on 12.9% of returns)
Here:
+$7,368
State:
+$11,710
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.5% for AGIs below $25k, 126.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 204.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 440.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,071 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
28385:
$10,071
North Carolina:
$20,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.0% for AGIs below $25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 650.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $23,540 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
Here:
$23,540
State:
$34,549
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 173.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1276.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $9,600 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
Here:
$9,600
State:
$13,360
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 320.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxes paid: $5,760 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
28385:
$5,760
State:
$7,586
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 342.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,382 (reported on 26.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,382
State:
$2,337
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 154.5% for AGIs below $25k, 100.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.2%
Here:
91%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 91.9% for AGIs below $25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28385, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,710 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$37,710
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $32,975 (reported on 87.4% of returns)
Here:
$32,975
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,131 (reported on 25.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,131
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,715 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,715
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,262 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
Here:
+$2,262
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,225 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
+$7,225
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,450 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
28385:
$9,450
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,459 (23% of AGI, reported on 20.3% of returns)
Here:
$18,459
State:
$23,438
Here:
22.5% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,792 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:
$4,792
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,059 (reported on 20.3% of returns)
28385:
$6,059
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,686 (reported on 25.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,686
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.6%
Here:
64%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 62.1% for AGIs below $25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28385, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,631 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,631
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $29,495 (reported on 85.6% of returns)
Here:
$29,495
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.7% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,604 (reported on 33.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,604
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,098 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,098
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,586 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:
+$2,586
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,031 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$4,031
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,400 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
28385:
$2,400
North Carolina:
$2,967
Total itemized deductions: $15,414 (24% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)
Here:
$15,414
State:
$19,464
Here:
24.2% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,879 (6% of AGI, reported on 21.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,879
State:
$4,035
Here:
6.0% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,021 (reported on 63.7% of returns)
28385:
$4,021
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,994 (reported on 28.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,994
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.7%
Here:
73%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 68.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 65 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 868
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (11 now married, 7 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 299 (103 now married, 195 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28385 with a mortgage: 387 (59 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 21
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,263 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $455
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
13.5%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
8.3%
Whole state:
6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 28385 include: Mingle Hill Church (A), Calvary Tabernacle (B), Corinth Church (C), Zoar Church (D), New Light Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 7 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 478 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 2 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 163 1-person, 46 2-persons, 33 3-persons
137 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (10 men, 99 women).
88.0% of residents of 28385 zip code speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 39% well, 2% not well).
Foreign born population: 147 (6.7%) (0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:
6.7%
Whole state:
8.6%
90%Honduras
7%American
7%English
3%European
2%German
2%Scottish
1%Irish
0%French
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
12010 or later
922000 to 2009
481990 to 1999
1Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BEARSKIN BAPTIST CHURCH (PO BOX 440 in SALEMBURG, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-0776, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.3% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.5%
77.0%Electricity
17.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5.2%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 2,821. Population change in the 1990s: +1,412 (+50.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,909
Northeast: 21
Midwest: 23
South: 45
West: 4
63% of the 28385 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
99% of the 28385 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 141% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here:
15.6%
North Carolina:
13.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
Here:
40.4%
North Carolina:
11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
Here:
35.2%
North Carolina:
19.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
145,635Computer and mathematical occupations
104,173Business and financial operations occupations
79,496Transportation occupations
67,010Health technologists and technicians
59,410Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
51,018Production occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ILB PIPING COMPANY, INC (306 NORTH FAYETTEVILLE ST in SALEMBURG, NC; small business) : $3,003,274 in 38 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building), and moreby Navy, United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008), Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and others Signed by year:2000: $200,000; 2001: $139,294; 2002: $2,224,394; 2003: $223,534; 2004: $49,897; 2005: $166,155; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$818,596 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2002-03-13. Completion date: 2002-12-23.
$798,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2003-02-15.
$215,950 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2002-09-20. Completion date: 2003-05-08.
$205,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-03-27. Completion date: 2002-03-26.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (10-19: 1)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (5-9: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in 2000:
21 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 38. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 69 took place in 2008, and the least - 14 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.1%), and Outside Fires (39.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28385