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North Carolina (NC)Macon County828

ZIP Code 28741 — Highlands, NC

Macon County

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4.3K

Population

$70.4K

Median income

per household

$631K

Home value

7.9%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $70.4K.
  • Median home value: $631K (top 10% vs US ZIP codes).
  • Poverty rate: 7.9%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

3 of 5 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Housing stretch: typical home values are about 9.0× the median household income.

Median household income

$70.4K

U.S.

$81K

Per-capita income

$77.1K

U.S.

$45K

Median home value

$631K

U.S.

$333K

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

41.9%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

36.8%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

14.3%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

9.0×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
28.1%
$50–100k
34.4%
$100–200k
19.1%
$200k+
18.4%

Health

5 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

CDC PLACES modeled ZCTA-level estimates (adult prevalence).

Obesity

31.6%

U.S.

33.3%

Diabetes

13.7%

U.S.

12.0%

Current smoking

10.8%

U.S.

13.1%

Connectivity

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

61.4%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

52.2%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

39.7%

U.S.

77.4%

Learning

Education metrics come from ACS 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs).

Bachelor's degree+ (age 25+)

50.7%

U.S.

35.7%

A high share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher often correlates with higher-paying jobs and knowledge-economy industries.

ZIP-level estimates can have higher margins of error than county/state totals; treat small differences as noise.

School districts

Macon County Schools

Map

ZIP 28741

Highlands, NC

Population

4.3K

Area

90.3 sq mi

Density

47.2/sq mi

Neighbors

28717287232873428775296643052530537
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Census Tracts

6 tracts overlap this ZIP. Hover over segments to explore.

38%
33%
14%
11%

Tract 9705.02

37.6%

Tract 9705.01

33.4%

Tract 9706

14%

Tract 9509

11.3%

Tract 9704

2.1%

Others (1)

1.7%

Total tracts: 6Coverage: 100.0%

Representation

U.S. House

ZIP codes can span multiple congressional districts. Overlap percentages are approximate by land area. Verify by address.

100%

NC-11

100%

Districts: 1Coverage: 100.0%

Data freshness

ACS 5-Year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile
2025-11-24
Page Updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year)HUD USPS ZIP crosswalkUS Census TIGER/Line (geometry inputs)US Census TIGER/Line (school districts)US Census Bureau (ZCTA-to-tract relationship, 2020)US Census Bureau (2020 ZCTA-to-congressional-district relationship file, CD119)CDC PLACES (ZCTA)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ZIP pages use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), not USPS delivery routes.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.
  • Overlap percentages (tracts and districts) are derived from map geometry and are approximate.

Data accuracy & methodology

ZIP pages combine 2020–2024 ACS 5-year ZCTA estimates with other public datasets when available (see Sources). Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data, not ACS. ZIP-level estimates can have higher margins of error than county/state totals; treat small differences as statistical noise rather than precise changes.