28136 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 28136 covers Polkville, North Carolina, with a median household income of $78,125.
- Median age
- 53.514.8 points above the US average
- Median household income
- $78,1251.1× the North Carolina median
- Poverty rate
- 17.4%5 points above the US average
- Typical home value
- $127,763
- Degree or higher
- 59.5%24.5 points above the US average
- Homeownership
- 34.3%30.7 points below the US average
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 6
Where 28136 is
Polkville, North Carolina — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median age | 53.5 |
|---|---|
| Family households | 100% |
| 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 | 13.2% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median household income | $78,125 |
|---|---|
| Income per person | $29,709 |
| Poverty rate | 17.4% |
| Households on SNAP or cash assistance | 20% |
Household income distribution
| Under $10k | |
|---|---|
| $10–15k | |
| $15–20k | |
| $20–25k | |
| $25–30k | |
| $30–35k | |
| $35–40k | |
| $40–45k | |
| $45–50k | |
| $50–60k | |
| $60–75k | |
| $75–100k | |
| $100–125k | |
| $125–150k | |
| $150–200k | |
| $200k or more |
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Owner-occupied | 34.3% |
|---|---|
| Vacant homes | 22.2% |
| Median year built | 1965 |
What the homes are
| Detached house | |
|---|---|
| Attached house | |
| 2 to 4 units |
Home values and rents today
Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.
| Typical home value | $127,763as of 2026-07 |
|---|---|
| Typical home value, 1 year | down 3.8% |
$178,934 in 2022 to $127,763 in 2026.
Work, commuting and education
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Unemployment rate | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 59.5% |
| High school diploma or higher | 90.5% |
| Works from home | 0% |
| Drives to work alone | 75.4% |
| Takes public transport | 0% |
| Commutes 45 minutes or more | 52.6% |
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 6 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 40 |
| Annual payroll | $720,000 |
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 25.6% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Low |
| Expected annual loss | 18.8 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 26.9 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.
| Drought | 93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Ice storm | 89.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 75.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 74.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 61Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 56.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 56.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 37.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 19.6Relatively 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 | $78,125 | $69,904 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | $29,709 | $39,616 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 17.4% | 13.2% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $259,400 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,162 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | 34.3% | 66.4% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 59.5% | 34.7% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | 0% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | 0% | 14.5% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 8.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 53.5 | 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 US10.9 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%.
| Cleveland 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 | 66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 4.7 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 28089 Lattimore, NC | 9.1 km away |
|---|---|
| 28090 Lawndale, NC | 10.3 km away |
| 28150 Shelby, NC | 11.5 km away |
| 28042 Fallston, NC | 12.2 km away |
| 28020 Casar, NC | 13.2 km away |
| 28151 Shelby, NC | 14.4 km away |
| 28040 Ellenboro, NC | 14.5 km away |
| 28017 Boiling Springs, NC | 16.1 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.
| Cleveland County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.08 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 35.3961, -81.6303 |
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.