28778 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Swannanoa, NC Buncombe County, NC Zip code population (2000): 9,321 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 10,492 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 28778 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: 3,729 Renter-occupied apartments: 820 % of renters here:   24% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28778: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 34.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi. Population density: 300 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.0% ($606) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) Profiles of local businesses: Thuja Gardens List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 4,570   (49.0%) Females: 4,751   (51.0%) Recent posts about zip code 28778 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Is Asheville's Real Estate market picking up at all?  (170 replies) WNC Black Bears  (46 replies) Asheville leaves a lot to be desired  (222 replies) Disappointed in Asheville...  (171 replies) Diary of a Transplant (San Diego to Asheville/Hendersonville/Brevard)  (203 replies) Western NC official Photo thread  (65 replies) Urban population: 6,366 Rural population: 2,955 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $126,689 28778:   $126,689 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 28778 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average. Median resident age:   36.1 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28778, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,891 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $32,891 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $30,173 (reported on 85.0% of returns) Here:   $30,173 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.1% for AGIs below $10k, 81.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,120 (reported on 36.4% of returns) This zip code:   $1,120 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,172 (reported on 15.9% of returns) Here:   $2,172 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$6,559 (reported on 12.6% of returns) Here:   +$6,559 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,793 (reported on 16.4% of returns) Here:   +$5,793 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,394 (reported on 2.4% of returns) 28778:   $2,394 North Carolina:   $2,967 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k) Total itemized deductions: $16,111 (2% of AGI, reported on 27.1% of returns) Here:   $16,111 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,238 (5.0% of AGI, reported on 23.0% of returns) Here:   $3,238 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   5.0% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,935 (reported on 71.7% of returns) 28778:   $3,935 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,740 (reported on 21.3% of returns) Here:   $1,740 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0% Here:   59% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 52.8% for AGIs below $10k, 61.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.0% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$38,208
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28730, 28711, 28805, 28757, 28803, 28735.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	68.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28778 with a mortgage: 1,083 (74 second mortgage, 175 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 705

This zip code:	13.9%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	4.1%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.3
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28778: Less than $10,000: 92 $10,000 to $14,999: 46 $15,000 to $19,999: 47 $20,000 to $24,999: 39 $25,000 to $29,999: 29 $30,000 to $34,999: 72 $35,000 to $39,999: 61 $40,000 to $49,999: 89 $50,000 to $59,999: 68 $60,000 to $69,999: 95 $70,000 to $79,999: 103 $80,000 to $89,999: 109 $90,000 to $99,999: 113 $100,000 to $124,999: 478 $125,000 to $149,999: 562 $150,000 to $174,999: 232 $175,000 to $199,999: 162 $200,000 to $249,999: 193 $250,000 to $299,999: 163 $300,000 to $399,999: 126 $400,000 to $499,999: 62 $500,000 to $749,999: 24 $750,000 to $999,999: 1

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28778: Less than $100: 21 $200 to $249: 42 $250 to $299: 33 $300 to $349: 79 $350 to $399: 110 $400 to $449: 126 $450 to $499: 60 $500 to $549: 45 $550 to $599: 29 $600 to $649: 28 $650 to $699: 58 $700 to $749: 14 $800 to $899: 68 $1,000 to $1,249: 33 No cash rent: 101

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $136,878.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,487
• Black or African American householders: $102,050
• Asian householders: $209,120
• Two or more races householders: $119,540
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $129,274

28778:	$123,716
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $169,876

Here:	$169,876
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,625

Here:	$142,625
State:	$176,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,211

Here:	$87,211
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $43,968

Here:	$43,968
State:	$45,354

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,488
• One, attached: 86
• Two: 58
• 3 or 4: 14
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 1,043

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,293 (72%) Carpooled: 852 (19%) Motorcycle: 48 (1%) Walked: 288 (6%) Other means: 14 (0%) Worked at home: 89 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 229 5 to 9 minutes: 708 10 to 14 minutes: 865 15 to 19 minutes: 869 20 to 24 minutes: 944 25 to 29 minutes: 258 30 to 34 minutes: 326 35 to 39 minutes: 45 40 to 44 minutes: 42 45 to 59 minutes: 95 60 to 89 minutes: 40 90 or more minutes: 74

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.1%

Household type by relationship
Households: 8,286

• In family households: 7,033 (1,858 male householders, 547 female householders)

  1,987 spouses, 2,285 children (2,052 natural, 61 adopted, 172 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 66 other relatives, 112 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,253 (361 male householders (314 living alone)), 715 female householders (621 living alone)), 177 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 935 (228 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,087 2-persons, 606 3-persons, 494 4-persons, 172 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 935 1-person, 121 2-persons, 20 3-persons.

1,262 married couples with children.
475 single-parent households (123 men, 352 women).

94.4% of residents of 28778 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 25% well, 18% not well, 17% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 12% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% very well, 36% well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 378 (4.1%)
(40.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1495

English: 922

Other groups: 877

German: 589

Irish: 557

Scotch-Irish: 543

Scottish: 198

Dutch: 170

Italian: 134

French (except Basque): 76

European: 55

Polish: 45

Celtic: 42

Swedish: 41

British: 36

French Canadian: 33

Subsaharan African:: 29

Hungarian: 28

Russian: 25

Northern European: 20

Zimbabwean: 18

Swiss: 18

Arab:: 16

Lebanese: 16

Finnish: 15

Lithuanian: 15

Norwegian: 15

Welsh: 15

Danish: 14

Yugoslavian: 11

Portuguese: 9

Australian: 7

Slovak: 6

Latvian: 6

South African: 6

Kenyan: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

West Indian: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CITY OF ASHEVILLE (1370 BEE TREE ROAD in SWANNANOA, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3VR72P0H, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -4411, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: ASHEVILLE (CITY)-DEBRUHL WATER TREATMENT PLANT, ASHEVILLE (CITY)-DEBRUHL WTP, BEE TREE WATER PLANT

• B.V. HEDRICK- SWANNANOA QUARRY (RED BIRD ROAD in SWANNANOA, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3W0ANV0C, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE
  Alternative names: B V HEDRICK

• CASTILLIANO, CECILIA - RES. (862 BEE TREE CREEK ROAD in SWANNANOA, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00NJYW64FBEMG12K98, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: NEIRA RESIDENCE

• CHARLES D. OWEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (875 WARREN WILSON COLLEGE ROAD in SWANNANOA, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON; BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, MANMADE FIBER AND SILK
  Business NAICS classification: TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING (EXCEPT BROADWOVEN FABRIC) MILLS.
  Organizations: SPRINGS INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: SPRINGS INDUS INC OWEN MFG CO, SPRINGS INDUSTRIES OWEN MFG

• ARTSPACE CHARTER (2030 US HWY 70 in SWANNANOA, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0
  

• BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY-EAST (235 OLD US 70 in SWANNANOA, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-303
  Organizations: BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BEACON MANUFACTURING CO (202 WITSON AVENUE in SWANNANOA, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON; BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, MANMADE FIBER AND SILK; HOUSEFURNISHINGS, EXCEPT CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES
  Business NAICS classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS.
  Alternative names: BEACON BLANKETS, BEACON MANUFACTURING PLANT FIRE

• ACCURATE ARMS CO INC (180-A OLD BEE TREE RD in SWANNANOA, NC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CHEMTRONICS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• APAC - CAROLINA INC. - BLACK MOUNTAIN (HIGHWAY 70 in SWANNANOA, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Alternative names: APAC ATLANTIC INC BLACK MTN, APAC CAROLINA INC-SWANNANOA, APAC OF CAROLINA SWANNANOA

• CAMPBELL MACHINERY CO (130-A BUCKEYE COVE RD in SWANNANOA, NC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BRUCE J CAMPBELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BLACK MOUNTAIN CONCRETE READY (2493 US HWY 70 in SWANNANOA, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  Alternative names: BLACK MTN CNCRTE READY MIX

• BLAKES OF SWANNANOA INCORPORAT (2066 US HWY 70 in SWANNANOA, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
  Alternative names: BLAKES OF SWANNANOA, INC.

• BRISCO INC (251 BUCKEYE COVE RD in SWANNANOA, NC)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: KEN LANTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,672

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

• This state: 5675
• Northeast: 596
• Midwest: 705
• South: 1565
• West: 260

56% of the 28778 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, 34% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 5,911. Population change in the 1990s: +3,410 (+57.7%).

Here:	7.2%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	8.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	70.2%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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

• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (50-99: 1)
• Educational Services: Fine Arts Schools (50-99: 1)

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