Estimated zip code population in 2019: 10,833 Zip code population in 2010: 10,638 Zip code population in 2000: 10,672
Houses and condos: 4,975 Renter-occupied apartments: 809
% of renters here:
22%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28777: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 68.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 159 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.6% ($1,018)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,493)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,100 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $950 (0.5%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28777, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,729 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,729
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $33,634 (reported on 82.7% of returns)
Here:
$33,634
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.5% for AGIs below $25k, 76.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 19.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $695 (reported on 35.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$695
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,448 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
$5,448
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,842 (reported on 10.1% of returns)
Here:
+$11,842
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 26.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,486 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:
+$7,486
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,024 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
28777:
$9,024
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,176 (23% of AGI, reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:
$19,176
State:
$23,438
Here:
23.5% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,664 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
$5,664
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,593 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
28777:
$5,593
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,253 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,253
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.4%
Here:
63%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 57.7% for AGIs below $25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28777, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,449 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,449
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $30,325 (reported on 85.1% of returns)
Here:
$30,325
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.4% for AGIs below $10k, 77.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,243 (reported on 37.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,243
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $3,247 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,247
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$8,226 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
Here:
+$8,226
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,097 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,097
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,242 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
28777:
$3,242
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total itemized deductions: $15,781 (23% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:
$15,781
State:
$19,464
Here:
22.6% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,223 (6% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,223
State:
$4,035
Here:
5.8% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,336 (reported on 71.6% of returns)
28777:
$4,336
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,648 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,648
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.5%
Here:
66%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 57.9% for AGIs below $10k, 69.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 386 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,249
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 92 (86 now married, 6 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,574 (922 now married, 642 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28777 with a mortgage: 1,446 (33 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,393
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,058 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $314
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
11.7%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
6.9%
Whole state:
7.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 28777: Rocky Siding (A), Spruce Pine Golf Course (B), Blue Ridge Gemstone Mine and Campground (C), Bear Den Campground (D), Springmaid Mountain Campground (E), Museum of North Carolina Minerals (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 28777 include: Mount Zion Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Liberty Hill Church (C), Gouges Creek Church (D), Glenn Church (E), First Freewill Church (F), Fairview Church (G), Crabtree Chapel (H), Chestnut Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gurley Cemetery (1), Blalock Cemetery (2), Burnett Cemetery (3), Collis Cemetery (4), Cook Cemetery (5), McKinney Cemetery (6), Cox Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Spruce Pine Reservoir (A), Shafords Lake (B), Emerald Lake (C), Laurel Lake (D), Noname (E), Swiss Pine Lake (F), Buckner Lake (G), Deer Park Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holley Branch (A), Hanging Rock Branch (B), Graveyard Creek (C), Grassy Creek (D), Gouges Creek (E), English Creek (F), Smith Branch (G), Deer Lick Branch (H), Collis Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,129 married couples with children.
281 single-parent households (22 men, 259 women).
89.2% of residents of 28777 zip code speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% very well, 5% well, 11% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 37% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (59% very well, 32% well, 10% not well).
Foreign born population: 564 (5.2%) (22.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.2%
Whole state:
8.4%
39%Honduras
8%Uruguay
5%Bolivia
4%Egypt
3%Fiji
3%Serbia
3%Barbados
19%American
11%Scotch-Irish
7%English
7%Irish
7%Scottish
6%German
4%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1812010 or later
2502000 to 2009
671990 to 1999
133Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA - SPRUCE PINE (1211 GREENWOOD ROAD in SPRUCE PINE, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3V04BUHH, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -350, AIR PROGRAM, -9422, HAZARDOUS WASTE 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 Large Quantity Generators, more that 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: ALUMINUM FOUNDRIES; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Business NAICS classification: BOAT BUILDING.; BOAT BUILDING. Organizations: BMCA SPRUCE PINE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP OF AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BRP US INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BMCA SPRUCE PINE, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP. AMERICA, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP OF AMERICA - SPRUC, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP. OF AMERICA SPRUCE PINE, BRP US INC, OMC SPRUCE PINE
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD (HIGHWAY 19 EAST in SPRUCE PINE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF0005PVWA4A2PW0BXXT5, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
ALTAPASS WATER ASSOCIATION WATER SYS (NO ADDRESS LISTED in SPRUCE PINE, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0453, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
DEYTON ELEMENTARY (308 HARRIS STREET in SPRUCE PINE, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-310 Organizations: MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BURLESON BUILDINGS (GENERAL DELIVERY in SPRUCE PINE, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
DICARVE INCORPORATED (100 ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE in SPRUCE PINE, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.7% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%
46.6%Electricity
26.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9.9%Wood
5.3%Utility gas
0.5%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 7,570. Population change in the 1990s: +3,102 (+41.0%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,194
Northeast: 465
Midwest: 478
South: 1,796
West: 253
61% of the 28777 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, 50% lived in North Carolina.
86% of the 28777 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 163
Here:
21.6%
North Carolina:
11.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 82
Here:
17.3%
North Carolina:
9.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83
Here:
13.1%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
63,081Architecture and engineering occupations
54,150Computer and mathematical occupations
51,079Construction and extraction occupations
49,559Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
45,299Health technologists and technicians
45,112Management occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Mining: All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (100-249: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
1,742 people in state prisons
104 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
9 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
1,177 people in state prisons
130 people in nursing homes
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 48. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 82 took place in 2016, and the least - 7 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (55.5%), and Outside Fires (26.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28777