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Back to All US cities. Yancey County, NC Zip code population (2000): 2,386 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 2,685 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 28740 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: 1,283 Renter-occupied apartments: 117 % of renters here:   12% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28740: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 79.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 34 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.7% ($394) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 1,198   (50.2%) Females: 1,188   (49.8%) Discuss zip code 28740 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $113,762 28740:   $113,762 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 28740 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   41.9 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 28740, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,909 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $29,909 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $27,397 (reported on 81.3% of returns) Here:   $27,397 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 97.8% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $866 (reported on 42.5% of returns) This zip code:   $866 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable dividends: $1,469 (reported on 11.2% of returns) Here:   $1,469 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$5,118 (reported on 10.6% of returns) Here:   +$5,118 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,938 (reported on 22.3% of returns) Here:   +$5,938 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $10k, 11.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k) IRA payment deduction: $3,053 (reported on 2.2% of returns) 28740:   $3,053 North Carolina:   $2,967 Total itemized deductions: $14,674 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns) Here:   $14,674 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,495 (6.2% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns) Here:   $3,495 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   6.2% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $2,847 (reported on 74.6% of returns) 28740:   $2,847 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 23.2% of returns) Here:   $1,700 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.6% Here:   75% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$31,835
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28705, 28714, 28755, 37650, 37692, 28765.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	76.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	2.6%
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: 0.5% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28740 with a mortgage: 146 (6 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 259

This zip code:	13.3%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.3
State:	5.9

Here:	5.1
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Church in zip code 28740: Locust Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Worrick Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Firescald Branch (A), Pounding Mill Branch (B), Cane River (C), Big Creek (D), Miller Branch (E), Jackies Mill Branch (F), Howell Branch (G), Norris Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Day Book Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28740: Less than $10,000: 19 $10,000 to $14,999: 10 $15,000 to $19,999: 14 $20,000 to $24,999: 10 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 9 $35,000 to $39,999: 11 $40,000 to $49,999: 32 $50,000 to $59,999: 20 $60,000 to $69,999: 61 $70,000 to $79,999: 64 $80,000 to $89,999: 61 $90,000 to $99,999: 76 $100,000 to $124,999: 159 $125,000 to $149,999: 97 $150,000 to $174,999: 82 $175,000 to $199,999: 67 $200,000 to $249,999: 66 $250,000 to $299,999: 40 $300,000 to $399,999: 62 $400,000 to $499,999: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28740: $100 to $149: 15 $200 to $249: 12 $250 to $299: 11 $300 to $349: 3 $350 to $399: 9 No cash rent: 27

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $180,680.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,647
• Two or more races householders: $83,648

28740:	$117,441
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $164,657

Here:	$164,657
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,834

Here:	$105,834
State:	$176,568

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $81,033

Here:	$81,033
State:	$163,212

Mobile homes: $45,503

Here:	$45,503
State:	$45,354

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,034
• One, attached: 13
• 3 or 4: 6
• Mobile homes: 246

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 633 (69%) Carpooled: 232 (25%) Walked: 16 (2%) Other means: 5 (1%) Worked at home: 34 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 15 5 to 9 minutes: 5 10 to 14 minutes: 84 15 to 19 minutes: 108 20 to 24 minutes: 117 25 to 29 minutes: 105 30 to 34 minutes: 129 35 to 39 minutes: 30 40 to 44 minutes: 86 45 to 59 minutes: 127 60 to 89 minutes: 67 90 or more minutes: 13

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.1%

Household type by relationship
Households: 2,441

• In family households: 2,197 (669 male householders, 78 female householders)

  646 spouses, 690 children (646 natural, 7 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 35 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 244 (103 male householders (93 living alone)), 96 female householders (96 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 324 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 189 1-person, 10 6-persons.

425 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (25 men, 44 women).

94.6% of residents of 28740 zip code speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 12% well, 48% not well, 10% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 72 (3.0%)
(23.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 698

English: 158

Scotch-Irish: 155

Irish: 118

Other groups: 117

German: 69

Scottish: 33

Swedish: 30

Polish: 25

Welsh: 23

Dutch: 21

French (except Basque): 21

British: 18

European: 15

Italian: 13

Norwegian: 10

Portuguese: 8

Greek: 7

French Canadian: 7

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS CORP (NC HWY 197 NORTH in GREEN MOUNTAIN, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $67,970

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

• This state: 1763
• Northeast: 72
• Midwest: 97
• South: 382
• West: 43

71% of the 28740 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 1,471. Population change in the 1990s: +915 (+62.2%).

Here:	2.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	44.0%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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

• Information: Periodical Publishers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining (10-19: 1)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services (1-4: 1)

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