28701 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. Buncombe County, NC Zip code population (2000): 3,110 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 3,500 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 28701 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: 1,291 Renter-occupied apartments: 199 % of renters here:   17% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28701: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 17.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.5 sq. mi. Population density: 198 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.9% ($736) 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: 1,520   (48.9%) Females: 1,590   (51.1%) Discuss zip code 28701 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Urban population: 94 Rural population: 3,016 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $159,692 28701:   $159,692 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 28701 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   37.9 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28701, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,800 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $35,800 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $33,767 (reported on 84.0% of returns) Here:   $33,767 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.2% for AGIs below $10k, 70.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,014 (reported on 42.2% of returns) This zip code:   $1,014 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,725 (reported on 17.4% of returns) Here:   $1,725 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$5,449 (reported on 14.0% of returns) Here:   +$5,449 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,728 (reported on 20.4% of returns) Here:   +$5,728 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 9.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,759 (reported on 2.0% of returns) 28701:   $2,759 North Carolina:   $2,967 Total itemized deductions: $16,416 (2% of AGI, reported on 31.2% of returns) Here:   $16,416 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.4% for AGIs below $10k, 10.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,021 (4.5% of AGI, reported on 26.1% of returns) Here:   $3,021 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   4.5% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,163 (reported on 73.8% of returns) 28701:   $4,163 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,634 (reported on 17.9% of returns) Here:   $1,634 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.5% Here:   61% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 52.2% for AGIs below $10k, 67.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$43,145
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28787, 28804, 28748, 28806, 28801, 28753.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	76.8%
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: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28701 with a mortgage: 344 (23 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 186

This zip code:	5.8%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	2.9%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Church in zip code 28701: Macedonia Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jenkins Branch (A), Whittier Branch (B), Newfound Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28701: Less than $10,000: 29 $10,000 to $14,999: 14 $15,000 to $19,999: 16 $20,000 to $24,999: 11 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 21 $35,000 to $39,999: 19 $40,000 to $49,999: 37 $50,000 to $59,999: 23 $60,000 to $69,999: 27 $70,000 to $79,999: 23 $80,000 to $89,999: 15 $90,000 to $99,999: 33 $100,000 to $124,999: 133 $125,000 to $149,999: 114 $150,000 to $174,999: 97 $175,000 to $199,999: 106 $200,000 to $249,999: 217 $250,000 to $299,999: 85 $300,000 to $399,999: 50 $400,000 to $499,999: 29 $500,000 to $749,999: 15 $750,000 to $999,999: 1

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28701: $100 to $149: 9 $200 to $249: 12 $300 to $349: 14 $350 to $399: 18 $400 to $449: 28 $600 to $649: 30 No cash rent: 77

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $189,805
• Asian householders: $171,098

28701:	$164,463
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $222,046

Here:	$222,046
State:	$217,106

Mobile homes: $51,768

Here:	$51,768
State:	$45,354

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 860
• Two: 13
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 393

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,152 (80%) Carpooled: 200 (14%) Bicycle: 8 (1%) Worked at home: 87 (6%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 9 5 to 9 minutes: 8 10 to 14 minutes: 101 15 to 19 minutes: 227 20 to 24 minutes: 349 25 to 29 minutes: 125 30 to 34 minutes: 299 35 to 39 minutes: 66 40 to 44 minutes: 63 45 to 59 minutes: 60 60 to 89 minutes: 40 90 or more minutes: 13

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.6%

Household type by relationship
Households: 3,039

• In family households: 2,752 (751 male householders, 194 female householders)

  795 spouses, 950 children (852 natural, 26 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 10 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 287 (108 male householders (93 living alone)), 148 female householders (130 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 400 2-persons, 325 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 223 1-person, 33 2-persons.

603 married couples with children.
112 single-parent households (36 men, 76 women).

96.0% of residents of 28701 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% very well, 15% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% very well, 39% not well).

Foreign born population: 74 (2.4%)
(37.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 773

Irish: 249

Scotch-Irish: 206

Other groups: 199

English: 159

German: 124

French (except Basque): 49

Italian: 45

Scottish: 43

European: 35

Polish: 34

Dutch: 28

Norwegian: 24

Swedish: 19

Welsh: 15

Greek: 13

Canadian: 5

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUNCOMBE COUNTY LANDFILL (85 PANTHER BRANCH ROAD in ALEXANDER, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3W0FE3HK, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  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: REFUSE SYSTEMS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  Alternative names: BUNCOMBE CO- SOLID WASTE MGMT

• BUNCOMBE COUNTY LANDFILL II (941 OLD MARSHALL HIGHWAY in ALEXANDER, NC)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $61,050

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

• This state: 2215
• Northeast: 128
• Midwest: 199
• South: 380
• West: 35

62% of the 28701 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 2,960. Population change in the 1990s: +150 (+5.1%).

Here:	17.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	15.3%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	9.0%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 3)
• Information: Book Publishers (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Glass and Glazing Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Manufacturing (1-4: 1)

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