Estimated zip code population in 2017: 17,622 Zip code population in 2010: 16,111 Zip code population in 2000: 13,622
Houses and condos: 9,333 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,872
% of renters here:
25%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28779: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 107.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 164 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
0.4% ($841)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,440)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $897 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $742 (0.4%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2017: $202,306
28779:
$202,306
North Carolina:
$171,200
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 39 registered sex offenders living in 28779 zip code as of January 18, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28779 is 441 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
43.2 years
North Carolina median age:
38.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28779, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,733 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$42,733
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $36,014 (reported on 82.1% of returns)
Here:
$36,014
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $25k, 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 49.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $954 (reported on 39.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$954
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,616 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,616
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,336 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:
+$7,336
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,567 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,567
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,013 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
28779:
$12,013
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,560 (24% of AGI, reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:
$20,560
State:
$23,438
Here:
23.8% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,058 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
$4,058
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,924 (reported on 23.9% of returns)
28779:
$5,924
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,099 (reported on 22.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,099
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.5%
Here:
55%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 51.1% for AGIs below $25k, 52.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28779, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,262 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$37,262
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $32,656 (reported on 83.4% of returns)
Here:
$32,656
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.0% for AGIs below $10k, 73.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,081 (reported on 47.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,081
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,873 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,873
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$7,971 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,971
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,645 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
Here:
+$10,645
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,932 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
28779:
$2,932
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $13,750 (reported on 0.7% of returns)
Here:
$13,750
North Carolina:
$14,754
Total itemized deductions: $17,420 (23% of AGI, reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:
$17,420
State:
$19,464
Here:
22.8% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,625 (4% of AGI, reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,625
State:
$4,035
Here:
4.4% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,925 (reported on 76.3% of returns)
28779:
$4,925
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,620 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,620
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.9%
Here:
63%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 56.9% for AGIs below $10k, 64.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 796 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,609
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 155 (142 now married, 14 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,594 (1,547 now married, 2,046 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28779 with a mortgage: 3,012 (38 second mortgage, 273 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,530
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,169 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $280
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
14.7%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
7.6%
Whole state:
8.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
2,122 married couples with children.
1,042 single-parent households (358 men, 684 women).
94.7% of residents of 28779 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 4% well, 33% not well, 7% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 9% well, 5% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 590 (3.4%) (40.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
C J HARRIS COMMUNITY HOSP (59 HOSPITAL RD in SYLVA, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
BRINLEY BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION (4737 US HIGHWAY 441 SOUTH in SYLVIA, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3WG6069U, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
ALLISONS, INC (116 WEST MAIN in SYLVA, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM 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: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: DAN ALLISON JR. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALLISON S. INCORPORATED
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS (ROUTE 1, BOX 414 OLD HIGHWAY 19-23 in SYLVA, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
DILLARDTOWN WATER SYS (P. O. BOX 835 in SYLVA, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0794, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
CLASSIC CLEANERS (251 E. MAIN STREET in SYLVA, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: BOB NELON (CONTACT/OWNER)
DR AUTOMOTIVE (5914 HWY 74 E in SYLVA, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED Alternative names: DEWAYNE MESSER DR AUTOMOTIVE
CHASAM INC (38 SCOTTS CREEK RD in SYLVA, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: STEVE MELTZER (CONTACT/OWNER)
ANDY SHAW FORD (1231 EAST MAIN STREET in SYLVA, NC)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%
67.8%Electricity
15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6.7%Wood
3.3%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 16,275.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,107
Northeast: 1,195
Midwest: 1,400
South: 3,617
West: 435
58% of the 28779 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
91% of the 28779 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62
Here:
3.7%
North Carolina:
10.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
Here:
8.1%
North Carolina:
10.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:
0.8%
North Carolina:
17.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
80,223Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
58,459Computer and mathematical occupations
55,174Management occupations
54,969Life, physical, and social science occupations
49,424Business and financial operations occupations
46,486Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
TUCKASEIGEE WATER SEWER AUTH (1246 WEST MAIN STREET in SYLVA, NC; small business) : $497 in 4 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$600 with Army for Water Services. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
$60, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-07. Completion date: 2003-07-01.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2003-07-01.
-$163, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2003-07-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)