28679 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. Watauga County, NC Zip code population (2000): 1,534 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,726 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 28679 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: 764 Renter-occupied apartments: 103 % of renters here:   16% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28679: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 22.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 77 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.5% ($390) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 763   (49.7%) Females: 771   (50.3%) Discuss zip code 28679 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $144,331 28679:   $144,331 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   40.6 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28679, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,110 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $36,110 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $29,521 (reported on 80.5% of returns) Here:   $29,521 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 139.4% for AGIs below $10k, 72.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,398 (reported on 53.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,398 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $3,220 (reported on 21.8% of returns) Here:   $3,220 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$8,385 (reported on 19.8% of returns) Here:   +$8,385 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$8,439 (reported on 21.1% of returns) Here:   +$8,439 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 10.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,136 (reported on 2.7% of returns) 28679:   $3,136 North Carolina:   $2,967 Total itemized deductions: $17,849 (1% of AGI, reported on 24.5% of returns) Here:   $17,849 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,919 (4.9% of AGI, reported on 21.2% of returns) Here:   $3,919 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   4.9% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,003 (reported on 72.2% of returns) 28679:   $5,003 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,525 (reported on 19.5% of returns) Here:   $1,525 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.1% Here:   57% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 55.9% for AGIs below $10k, 54.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.0% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$32,775
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28692, 28604, 28698, 37691, 28622, 37640.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	74.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	3.2%
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: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28679 with a mortgage: 146 (7 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 166

This zip code:	19.3%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	2.4%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Creek: Baird Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28679: Less than $10,000: 12 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 4 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 9 $35,000 to $39,999: 14 $40,000 to $49,999: 30 $50,000 to $59,999: 18 $60,000 to $69,999: 18 $70,000 to $79,999: 21 $80,000 to $89,999: 26 $90,000 to $99,999: 25 $100,000 to $124,999: 50 $125,000 to $149,999: 87 $150,000 to $174,999: 43 $175,000 to $199,999: 38 $200,000 to $249,999: 77 $250,000 to $299,999: 31 $300,000 to $399,999: 49 $400,000 to $499,999: 28 $500,000 to $749,999: 15

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28679: $150 to $199: 10 $200 to $249: 8 $250 to $299: 4 $300 to $349: 4 $500 to $549: 8 $550 to $599: 10 $700 to $749: 13 No cash rent: 39

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $15,207.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $159,692
• Black or African American householders: $129,274

28679:	$149,000
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $208,515

Here:	$208,515
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,778

Here:	$98,778
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $366,533

Here:	$366,533
State:	$153,934

Mobile homes: $41,439

Here:	$41,439
State:	$45,354

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 599
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 6
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 149

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 571 (77%) Carpooled: 133 (18%) Walked: 8 (1%) Other means: 4 (1%) Worked at home: 23 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 22 5 to 9 minutes: 54 10 to 14 minutes: 56 15 to 19 minutes: 83 20 to 24 minutes: 117 25 to 29 minutes: 92 30 to 34 minutes: 139 35 to 39 minutes: 38 40 to 44 minutes: 14 45 to 59 minutes: 64 60 to 89 minutes: 20 90 or more minutes: 17

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.5%

Household type by relationship
Households: 1,605

• In family households: 1,430 (406 male householders, 66 female householders)

  421 spouses, 480 children (462 natural, 5 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 16 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 175 (92 male householders (72 living alone)), 65 female householders (65 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 32 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 137 1-person, 16 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

260 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (17 men, 43 women).

97.3% of residents of 28679 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% very well, 18% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 37 (2.4%)
(59.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 285

German: 202

English: 137

Other groups: 123

Irish: 104

Scotch-Irish: 98

Italian: 70

European: 33

French (except Basque): 20

Norwegian: 17

Scottish: 11

Greek: 7

Russian: 7

Dutch: 6

Austrian: 6

Scandinavian: 5

Subsaharan African:: 5

African: 5

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BETHEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (138 BETHEL SCHOOL RD in SUGAR GROVE, NC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-308
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: WATAUGA CO BOE-BETHEL ELEM

• AVERY COUNTY LANDFILL FLARE (500 BRUSHY CREEK ROAD in SUGAR GROVE, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITHOUT STORAGE
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER WASTE COLLECTION.
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,749

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

• This state: 1110
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 69
• South: 211
• West: 47

67% of the 28679 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 15% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 1,631. Population change in the 1990s: -97 (-5.9%).

Here:	16.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	10.8%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SAFE-T-PLAY INC (HWY 321 in SUGAR GROVE, NC; small business)
  15 employees, $1034056 revenue. Woman Owned Business: $10,095 in 3 contracts in 2001

  $4,000 with Public Buildings Service for Installation of Equipment -- Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
  $3,095, same as above. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
  $3,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
  

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

• Construction: Residential Remodelers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 2)

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