28779 Zip Code (Sylva, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 18,678
Zip code population in 2010: 16,111
Zip code population in 2000: 13,622

Houses and condos: 9,711
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,293
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28779: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 107.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 174 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $886 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $778 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 28779:

• High school or higher: 91.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 19.1%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28779:

• Never married: 25.0%
• Now married: 52.7%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 9.2%
• Divorced: 11.4%

• 
• • 14,74091.5%White
  • 5533.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2771.7%American Indian
  • 2281.4%Two or more races
  • 1551.0%Black
  • 1460.9%Asian
  • 80.05%Some other race
  • 40.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 4,176
Rural population: 14,501

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)

Nearest zip codes: 28725, 28789, 28707, 28751, 28723, 28719.
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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: 818
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7,133

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 227 (177 now married, 51 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,796 (1,818 now married, 1,969 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28779 with a mortgage: 2,902 (28 second mortgage, 260 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,778

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,214
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $287

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 28779 household income distribution in 2019

• 612Less than $10,000
• 419$10,000 to $14,999
• 335$15,000 to $19,999
• 224$20,000 to $24,999
• 361$25,000 to $29,999
• 348$30,000 to $34,999
• 338$35,000 to $39,999
• 507$40,000 to $44,999
• 287$45,000 to $49,999
• 686$50,000 to $59,999
• 1,097$60,000 to $74,999
• 984$75,000 to $99,999
• 753$100,000 to $124,999
• 416$125,000 to $149,999
• 174$150,000 to $199,999
• 331$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 28779

• 25Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 89$60,000 to $69,999
• 61$70,000 to $79,999
• 236$80,000 to $89,999
• 160$90,000 to $99,999
• 382$100,000 to $124,999
• 577$125,000 to $149,999
• 486$150,000 to $174,999
• 398$175,000 to $199,999
• 879$200,000 to $249,999
• 739$250,000 to $299,999
• 790$300,000 to $399,999
• 282$400,000 to $499,999
• 240$500,000 to $749,999
• 35$750,000 to $999,999
• 27$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 12$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 28779

• 9Less than $100
• 75$100 to $149
• 42$150 to $199
• 30$200 to $249
• 49$250 to $299
• 26$300 to $349
• 107$350 to $399
• 143$400 to $449
• 92$450 to $499
• 173$500 to $549
• 111$550 to $599
• 121$600 to $649
• 151$650 to $699
• 141$700 to $749
• 50$750 to $799
• 197$800 to $899
• 58$900 to $999
• 100$1,000 to $1,249
• 54$1,250 to $1,499
• 83$1,500 to $1,999
• 364No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $759.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $481,610.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $245,079
• Black or African American householders: $146,954
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $312,511
• Some other race householders: $151,140
• Two or more races householders: $257,868
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $197,644

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $219,270 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $147,103 - $307,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,080
• One, attached: 57
• Two: 164
• 3 or 4: 128
• 5 to 9: 82
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 to 49: 50
• 50 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 1,985
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Unemployment: 3.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28779

• 84.2%7,432Drove a car alone
• 8.1%712Carpooled
• 0.3%29Bus or trolley bus
• 0.0%2Bicycle
• 1.8%155Walked
• 1.8%160Other means
• 3.6%320Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28779

• 381Less than 5 minutes
• 1,1105 to 9 minutes
• 1,41710 to 14 minutes
• 1,41715 to 19 minutes
• 1,56520 to 24 minutes
• 73225 to 29 minutes
• 87230 to 34 minutes
• 9235 to 39 minutes
• 18940 to 44 minutes
• 23545 to 59 minutes
• 35760 to 89 minutes
• 11590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,678

• Male householders: 3,534 (990 living alone), Female householders: 4,414 (1,499 living alone)

• 3,747 spouses (3,716 opposite-sex spouses), 374 unmarried partners, (369 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,777 children (4,481 natural, 100 adopted, 195 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 345 parents, 18 foster children, 186 other relatives, 783 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 175 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,788 2-persons, 886 3-persons, 749 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,491 1-person, 403 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 28 4-persons

2,335 married couples with children.
1,055 single-parent households (226 men, 829 women).

96.6% of residents of 28779 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 1% well, 27% not well, 8% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 22% well, 7% not well, 16% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% very well, 41% well, 35% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

There are 127 Counselors 252 Other Medical Specialists in Zip Code 28779.

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: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%

Population in 1990: 16,275.

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

• This state: 10,896
• Northeast: 879
• Midwest: 1,642
• South: 3,985
• West: 591

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.

89% of the 28779 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 188
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

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 contracts from 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)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (100-249: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 14)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 55. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 93 took place in 2014, and the least - 9 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (57.1%), and Outside Fires (23.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28779
• 53557.1%Structure Fires
• 21723.2%Outside Fires
• 13814.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 475.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28779, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28779 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	121	72.3 years
William	108	77.0 years
John	93	75.7 years
Mary	78	79.3 years
Robert	62	74.4 years
Charles	60	71.4 years
George	38	75.4 years
Charlie	33	77.1 years
Thomas	32	68.3 years
Frank	31	80.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 28779 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Buchanan	119	76.2 years
Bryson	75	75.0 years
Hall	59	78.5 years
Sutton	53	75.0 years
Jones	46	77.2 years
Cabe	43	77.7 years
Fisher	40	81.0 years
Parris	40	80.6 years
Moore	39	76.9 years
Ensley	39	80.0 years

Businesses in zip code 28779
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		McDonald's	1
Arby's	1		Nike	1
Burger King	1		Pizza Hut	1
CVS	1		RadioShack	1
Curves	1		Rite Aid	1
Decora Cabinetry	1		Ryan's Grill	1
Domino's Pizza	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
FedEx	2		Taco Bell	1
Ford	1		U-Haul	3
H&R Block	1		U.S. Cellular	1
KFC	1		UPS	4
Lane Furniture	1		Waffle House	1
Lowe's	1		Walmart	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	2		Wendy's	1