Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,164
| This zip code: | $31,164 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28905, 28771, 28904, 28781, 28902, 28909.
Housing units in zip code 28901 with a mortgage: 535 (50 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 572
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $830
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $251
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 17.1% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 28901 include: Beaver Creek Church (A), Junaluska Church (B), Red Marble Church (C), Fairview Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Parker Cemetery (1), Moss Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Wood Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Granny Squirrel Branch (A), Gipp Creek (B), Parker Branch (C), Freeman Branch (D), Patterson Branch (E), Phillips Creek (F), Pile Creek (G), Fine Comb Branch (H), Luther Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 47
- 1995 to 1998: 203
- 1990 to 1994: 233
- 1980 to 1989: 680
- 1970 to 1979: 563
- 1960 to 1969: 385
- 1950 to 1959: 181
- 1940 to 1949: 141
- 1939 or earlier: 305
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Andrews, NC (28901): |
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 59
- 2 bedrooms: 521
- 3 bedrooms: 906
- 4 bedrooms: 241
- 5 or more bedrooms: 21
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 81
- 2 bedrooms: 221
- 3 bedrooms: 157
- 4 bedrooms: 29
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 28901 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 173
- 1 vehicle: 472
- 2 vehicles: 669
- 3 vehicles: 320
- 4 vehicles: 90
- 5 or more vehicles: 35
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 110
- 1 vehicle: 233
- 2 vehicles: 124
- 3 vehicles: 22
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28901:
- Less than $10,000: 88
- $10,000 to $14,999: 44
- $15,000 to $19,999: 32
- $20,000 to $24,999: 28
- $25,000 to $29,999: 25
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 35
- $40,000 to $49,999: 94
- $50,000 to $59,999: 65
- $60,000 to $69,999: 74
- $70,000 to $79,999: 76
- $80,000 to $89,999: 76
- $90,000 to $99,999: 131
- $100,000 to $124,999: 331
- $125,000 to $149,999: 204
- $150,000 to $174,999: 105
- $175,000 to $199,999: 75
- $200,000 to $249,999: 73
- $250,000 to $299,999: 58
- $300,000 to $399,999: 52
- $400,000 to $499,999: 30
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28901:
- Less than $100: 46
- $100 to $149: 22
- $150 to $199: 37
- $200 to $249: 30
- $250 to $299: 47
- $300 to $349: 18
- $350 to $399: 33
- $400 to $449: 29
- $450 to $499: 16
- $500 to $549: 27
- $550 to $599: 3
- $600 to $649: 17
- No cash rent: 109
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $114,065.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,434
- Black or African American householders: $55,207
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $418,241
- Two or more races householders: $154,216
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $115,738
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,335 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
| 28901: | $108,335 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,553 - $135,885
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $151,075| Here: | $151,075 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $191,058| Here: | $191,058 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $62,252| Here: | $62,252 | | State: | $153,934 |
Mobile homes: $34,469| Here: | $34,469 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,800
- One, attached: 19
- Two: 31
- 3 or 4: 65
- 5 to 9: 39
- 10 to 19: 23
- 20 to 49: 8
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 722
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,632 (76%)
- Carpooled: 424 (20%)
- Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 39 (2%)
- Other means: 21 (1%)
- Worked at home: 32 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 153
- 5 to 9 minutes: 578
- 10 to 14 minutes: 405
- 15 to 19 minutes: 334
- 20 to 24 minutes: 207
- 25 to 29 minutes: 50
- 30 to 34 minutes: 117
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 33
- 45 to 59 minutes: 70
- 60 to 89 minutes: 51
- 90 or more minutes: 124
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,108
- In family households: 4,332 (1,249 male householders, 301 female householders)
1,315 spouses, 1,248 children (1,144 natural, 30 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 27 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 776 (298 male householders (269 living alone)), 407 female householders (378 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 100 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 818 2-persons, 379 3-persons, 236 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 647 1-person, 52 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 1 5-persons.
734 married couples with children.
249 single-parent households (54 men, 195 women).
97.7% of residents of 28901 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 16% well, 13% not well, 7% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 43 (0.8%)
(44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (37%)
- Germany (19%)
- India (12%)
- Vietnam (7%)
- Turkey (7%)
- Nigeria (7%)
- Other Western Africa (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 16
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 5
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 5,058
Black population: 98
American Indian population: 43
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 35
Two or more races population: 65

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 1269 |
|  Other groups: 509 |
|  Irish: 371 |
|  English: 311 |
|  German: 205 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 120 |
|  French (except Basque): 71 |
|  Italian: 66 |
|  Scottish: 63 |
|  Dutch: 46 |
|  Polish: 21 |
|  Norwegian: 20 |
|  Hungarian: 16 |
|  Welsh: 13 |
|  British: 10 |
|  Celtic: 10 |
|  European: 9 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Swedish: 6 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |
|  Canadian: 2 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2 |
|  Jamaican: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA (3750 AIRPORT ROAD in ANDREWS, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2004-5015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3V04BNS0, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -236, AIR 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
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
Business NAICS classification: METAL HEAT TREATING.; OTHER ENGINE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: TEAM INDUSTRIES ANDREWS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP OF AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP. OF AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, TEAM INDUSTRIES ANDREWS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP. AMERICA, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP. OF AMERICA-ANDREWS, BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORP. OF AMERICA-ANDREWS, BRP US INC, OMC ANDREWS, TEAM INDUSTRIES ANDREWS INC
- ANDREWS HIGH SCHOOL (50 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE in ANDREWS, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-308
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BAKER KNAPP AND TUBBS INCORPORATED (300 KENT ST. in ANDREWS, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3W09QP06, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -6584, AIR PROGRAM, -1173, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, -8568, AIR 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
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED; COATED AND LAMINATED PAPER; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: KOHLER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAKER FURNITURE CO, BAKER FURNITURE - ANDREWS
- ANDREWS MIDDLE SCHOOL (2750 BUSINESS HIGHWAY 19 in ANDREWS, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-310
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- C R BROWN ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED (WHITE OAK TROUT FARM in ANDREWS, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF000BT4WA4A2PX036MT6, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
- DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (415 WHITAKER LANE in ANDREWS, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ** INACTIVE *
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION (MISSION DAM ROAD in ANDREWS, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00V62W84DX0J80CXF8, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Alternative names: DUKE ENRG CORP MSN HYDROELECTR, MISSION HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, NANTAHALA P&L-MISSION HYDRO
- ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (205 WALNUT STREET in ANDREWS, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
Organizations: CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHEROKEE COUNTY LANDFILL (SR 1515 FAIRVIEW ROAD in ANDREWS, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
- ANDREWS BIN (TATHAM GAP RD HWY 129 in ANDREWS, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: LOCAL AND SUBURBAN TRANSIT
Alternative names: ROLLING FRITO LAY SALES LP AND
- ANDREWS WTP (HOLLAND FARM RD NCSR 1385 in ANDREWS, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Alternative names: ANDREWS, TOWN - WTP
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,443
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (10%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3622
- Northeast: 243
- Midwest: 223
- South: 977
- West: 85
67% of the 28901 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, 36% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 4,469. Population change in the 1990s: +832 (+18.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 2.6% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
| Here: | 9.1% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 9.7% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES INC (2586 BUSINESS HWY 19 in ANDREWS, NC): $12,063,430 in 45 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Individual Equipment, Fuels and Lubricants -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment, Clothing, Special Purpose by Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year: 2000: $627,029; 2001: $1,565,235; 2002: $411,016; 2003: $992,178; 2004: $3,916,419; 2005: $2,921,474; 2006: $1,630,079.
Biggest contracts:
$2,811,600 with Defense Logistics Agency for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-17. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$915,962 with Army for Fuels and Lubricants -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-04-06. Completion date: 2006-04-15.
$812,910 with Defense Logistics Agency for Individual Equipment. Signed on 2006-06-29. Completion date: 2006-11-01.
$724,500, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-30. Completion date: 2005-12-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
90 people in nursing homes
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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