Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,870
| This zip code: | $35,870 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28697, 28654, 28669, 28635, 28651, 28670.
North Wilkesboro Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 28659 with a mortgage: 2,444 (232 second mortgage, 292 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,920
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $892
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $259
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.4% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 172
- 1995 to 1998: 602
- 1990 to 1994: 693
- 1980 to 1989: 1,716
- 1970 to 1979: 2,274
- 1960 to 1969: 1,470
- 1950 to 1959: 1,167
- 1940 to 1949: 579
- 1939 or earlier: 793
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in North Wilkesboro, NC (28659): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 129
- 2 bedrooms: 1,763
- 3 bedrooms: 3,597
- 4 bedrooms: 685
- 5 or more bedrooms: 131
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 86
- 1 bedrooms: 424
- 2 bedrooms: 1,236
- 3 bedrooms: 592
- 4 bedrooms: 75
- 5 or more bedrooms: 42
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Vehicles available in 28659 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 398
- 1 vehicle: 1,485
- 2 vehicles: 2,526
- 3 vehicles: 1,272
- 4 vehicles: 435
- 5 or more vehicles: 189
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 496
- 1 vehicle: 1,101
- 2 vehicles: 607
- 3 vehicles: 205
- 4 vehicles: 38
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28659:
- Less than $10,000: 152
- $10,000 to $14,999: 76
- $15,000 to $19,999: 116
- $20,000 to $24,999: 100
- $25,000 to $29,999: 78
- $30,000 to $34,999: 86
- $35,000 to $39,999: 91
- $40,000 to $49,999: 192
- $50,000 to $59,999: 207
- $60,000 to $69,999: 277
- $70,000 to $79,999: 329
- $80,000 to $89,999: 398
- $90,000 to $99,999: 354
- $100,000 to $124,999: 913
- $125,000 to $149,999: 900
- $150,000 to $174,999: 520
- $175,000 to $199,999: 424
- $200,000 to $249,999: 494
- $250,000 to $299,999: 275
- $300,000 to $399,999: 153
- $400,000 to $499,999: 85
- $500,000 to $749,999: 63
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 20
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28659:
- Less than $100: 127
- $100 to $149: 211
- $150 to $199: 70
- $200 to $249: 94
- $250 to $299: 221
- $300 to $349: 310
- $350 to $399: 261
- $400 to $449: 64
- $450 to $499: 90
- $500 to $549: 114
- $550 to $599: 36
- $600 to $649: 61
- $650 to $699: 31
- $700 to $749: 45
- $750 to $799: 23
- $800 to $899: 24
- No cash rent: 348
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $64,028.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,251
- Black or African American householders: $108,742
- Some other race householders: $86,689
- Two or more races householders: $68,439
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,340
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,003 (it was $78,700 in 2000)
| 28659: | $119,003 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,590 - $207,885
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $166,216| Here: | $166,216 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $162,973| Here: | $162,973 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $264,918| Here: | $264,918 | | State: | $163,212 |
Mobile homes: $35,119| Here: | $35,119 | | State: | $45,354 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500| Here: | $32,500 | | State: | $48,806 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,185
- One, attached: 117
- Two: 173
- 3 or 4: 404
- 5 to 9: 229
- 10 to 19: 47
- 20 to 49: 86
- 50 or more: 53
- Mobile homes: 2,163
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,650 (79%)
- Carpooled: 1,648 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 85 (1%)
- Other means: 49 (1%)
- Worked at home: 201 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 307
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1048
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1895
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2048
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1795
- 25 to 29 minutes: 414
- 30 to 34 minutes: 732
- 35 to 39 minutes: 149
- 40 to 44 minutes: 101
- 45 to 59 minutes: 366
- 60 to 89 minutes: 344
- 90 or more minutes: 247
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 20,767
- In family households: 17,806 (4,814 male householders, 1,321 female householders)
4,816 spouses, 5,663 children (5,102 natural, 141 adopted, 420 stepchildren), 344 grandchildren, 231 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 206 other relatives, 332 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,961 (1,134 male householders (926 living alone)), 1,529 female householders (1,476 living alone)), 298 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 439 (394 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,983 2-persons, 1,517 3-persons, 1,123 4-persons, 334 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,402 1-person, 234 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 6-persons.
3,240 married couples with children.
1,088 single-parent households (279 men, 809 women).
93.8% of residents of 28659 zip code speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% very well, 21% well, 25% not well, 24% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 6% well, 19% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 28% well, 9% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (38% not well, 62% not at all).
Foreign born population: 961 (4.5%)
(11.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (67%)
- Honduras (8%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- India (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- Nicaragua (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 569
- 1990 to 1994: 170
- 1985 to 1989: 108
- 1980 to 1984: 41
- 1975 to 1979: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 15
- 1965 to 1969: 37
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White population: 19,437
Black population: 1,191
American Indian population: 49
Asian population: 80
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 23
Some other race population: 591
Two or more races population: 188

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 4655 |
|  English: 2560 |
|  Other groups: 2483 |
|  Irish: 1101 |
|  German: 897 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 510 |
|  Italian: 274 |
|  Scottish: 237 |
|  Dutch: 183 |
|  European: 81 |
|  Polish: 76 |
|  French (except Basque): 73 |
|  British: 49 |
|  Norwegian: 49 |
|  Swedish: 48 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 39 |
|  African: 39 |
|  Greek: 21 |
|  Danish: 18 |
|  French Canadian: 17 |
|  Welsh: 16 |
|  Czech: 14 |
|  Portuguese: 9 |
|  Yugoslavian: 9 |
|  Brazilian: 8 |
|  Slovak: 8 |
|  Russian: 8 |
|  Finnish: 7 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 6 |
|  Hungarian: 5 |

Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- MONTESSORI LEARNING CENTER (Students: 56; Location: 601 BOSTON AVE, N WILKESBORO, NC; Grades: PK - KG)
- MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 6; Location: 97 SPARTA RD, N WILKESBORO, NC; Grades: 2 - 9)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CERTAINTEED CORPORATION (1149 ABTCO ROAD in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00NXYD64FBEP05AFS8, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -4743, AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: THE MANAGER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CERTAINTEED CONCRETE PRODUCTS
- AMERICAN DREW PLANT 12 (110 WILKESBORO ROAD in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, -115DA4YG00V22W84DX0G0AJWCE, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -4351, AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 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: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: LA-Z-BOY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN DREW PLANT 12130130, AMERICAN DREW PLANT NO. 12130130, LADD FURNITURE, INC-WILKS SITE
- B & C CONCRETE PRODUCTS (228 NEW BRICKYARD ROAD in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3WR1MF0J, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -4495, AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONCRETE WORK; CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK
- ARNDT&HERMAN LUMBER MANU INACTIVE (HIGHWAY 18 NORTH in N WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
- BASSETT WALKER INCORPORATED (501-505 ELKIN ROAD HWY 268 in N WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: WOMEN'S, MISSES', CHILDREN'S, AND INFANTS' UNDERWEAR AND NIGHTWEAR
Alternative names: BASSETT-WALKER INCORPORATED
- BUSTER BROWN APPAREL INC INACTIVE (EAST MAIN STREET in N WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: WOMEN'S FULL-LENGTH AND KNEE-LENGTH HOSIERY, EXCEPT SOCKS
Alternative names: BUSTER BROWN APPAREL INCORPORATED
- CARL ROSE & SONS PAVING WILKESBORO PLANT (600 OLD BRICKYARD ROAD in N WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
- CARL ROSE AND SONS - STATESVIL (115 VULCAN QUARRY RD SR2 in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3X02MR0X, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Alternative names: CARL ROSE AND SONS READY MIX CONCRETE
- CITY CLEANERS (158 SPARTA ROAD in N WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Alternative names: CITY CLEANERS **INACTIVE**
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION - LOWES CORPORAT (401 ELKIN HIGHWAY in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC AND OTHER SERVICES COMBINED; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION - LOWES CORPORATION
- C.C. WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (200 C.C. WRIGHT SCHOOL RD in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-312
Organizations: WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CAROLINA MIRROR COMPANY LLC (201 ELKIN HIGHWAY in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: GLASS PRODUCTS, MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS
Business NAICS classification: GLASS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS.
Organizations: SUN MIRROR PARTNERS LP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAROLINA MIRROR CO.
- AMERICAN DREW PLANT II (1101 D STREET in N WILKESBORO, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED
Organizations: LADD FURNITURE INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN DREW PLANT #11
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,674
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16834
- Northeast: 788
- Midwest: 526
- South: 1807
- West: 241
65% of the 28659 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 20,167. Population change in the 1990s: +1,392 (+6.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
| Here: | 1.2% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: | 2.1% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25
| Here: | 4.4% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC (HWY 268 E in NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
$3,882 with Public Buildings Service for Office Furniture. Taking place in WY. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-12-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (over 1000 employees: 2 establishments, 500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 11, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 6)
- Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 257 people in state prisons
- 122 people in nursing homes
- 36 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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