28024 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 28024 covers Cliffside, North Carolina.
- Poverty rate
- 100%87.6 points above the US average
- Degree or higher
- 51.6%16.6 points above the US average
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 11
Where 28024 is
Cliffside, North Carolina — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Born outside the US | 0% |
|---|---|
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 0% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 100% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0% |
| Veterans | 0% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Poverty rate | 100% |
|---|
Work, commuting and education
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.6% |
|---|---|
| High school diploma or higher | 100% |
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 11 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 107 |
| Annual payroll | $3,434,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 42.6% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Low |
| Expected annual loss | 28.1 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 22.7 out of 100 |
By hazard
Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.
| Strong wind | 96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Ice storm | 90.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Drought | 79.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 74.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 71.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 63.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 60.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 59.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 55.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 10Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
Compared with North Carolina and the United States
State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| This ZIP | North Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $69,904 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $39,616 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 100% | 13.2% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $259,400 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,162 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 66.4% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.6% | 34.7% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 14.5% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 8.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 39.1 | 38.7 |
Climate
NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.
| Weather station | SHELBY 2 NW, NC US20.1 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 50 in |
| Snow in a year | 4 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 52.6°F / 26.9°F4.31 in rain, 1.8 in snow |
|---|---|
| February | 56.5°F / 29.5°F3.36 in rain, 0.6 in snow |
| March | 64.1°F / 36°F4.68 in rain, 0.7 in snow |
| April | 73.1°F / 44.5°F4.27 in rain |
| May | 80.1°F / 54°F4.3 in rain |
| June | 87.1°F / 62.1°F4.47 in rain |
| July | 90.6°F / 65.9°F4.41 in rain |
| August | 88.9°F / 64.8°F4.49 in rain |
| September | 83.3°F / 58.1°F3.98 in rain |
| October | 73.9°F / 45.1°F3.72 in rain |
| November | 63.6°F / 34.6°F3.98 in rain, 0.1 in snow |
| December | 55.1°F / 29.4°F4.43 in rain, 0.8 in snow |
Access to food
USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.
| Low income and far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
School districts
NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.
| Rutherford County Schools | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|
Community and walkability
CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.
| Overall social vulnerability | 71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 5.8 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 28076 Henrietta, NC | 2.6 km away |
|---|---|
| 28114 Mooresboro, NC | 2.7 km away |
| 28019 Caroleen, NC | 4.8 km away |
| 28017 Boiling Springs, NC | 10 km away |
| 28074 Harris, NC | 10.1 km away |
| 28040 Ellenboro, NC | 10.3 km away |
| 28043 Forest City, NC | 11.3 km away |
| 28089 Lattimore, NC | 13.5 km away |
Location, counties and time zone
County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.
| Rutherford County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.28 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 35.2416, -81.7755 |
Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.