Postal Codes

28211 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 28211 covers Charlotte, North Carolina, with a population of about 32,637 and a median household income of $130,221.

Population
32,6372,980 per square mile
Median age
37.90.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$130,2211.9× the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$930,502up 34.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,6601.4× the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
68.8%33.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
57.4%7.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,389

Where 28211 is

Charlotte, 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

Population32,637
Median age37.9
Family households64.1%
Born outside the US11.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)72.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.3%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Veterans4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$130,221
Income per person$91,756
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k6.3%
$75–100k6.2%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more31.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed15,240
Mean adjusted gross income$312,951
Returns declaring $200,000 or more30.2%
Returns, under $25k19.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more30.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$701,900
Median gross rent$1,660
Rent as a share of household income27.1%
Owner-occupied57.4%
Vacant homes12.3%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house50.4%
Attached house7.2%
2 to 4 units5.1%
5 to 19 units17.2%
20 or more units19.3%
Mobile home0.7%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$930,502as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.6%
Typical asking rent$1,995as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$930,502$280,315

$280,315 in 2000 to $930,502 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,029$1,476

$1,476 in 2018 to $1,995 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.8%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home27.2%
Drives to work alone65.1%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity26% 7.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.1% 8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10% 4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,389
People employed19,666
Annual payroll$1,631,644,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 33.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.5 out of 100
Community resilience47.6 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.

River flooding61.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide51.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.1Relatively 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 ZIPNorth CarolinaUnited States
Median household income$130,221$69,904$78,538
Income per person$91,756$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$701,900$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,660$1,162$1,348
Homeownership57.4%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.8%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home27.2%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US11.1%8.7%13.9%
Median age37.939.138.7
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 stationCHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP, NC US16 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January52.3°F / 31.8°F3.49 in rain, 1.6 in snow
February56.6°F / 34.9°F3.13 in rain, 1.1 in snow
March64.2°F / 41.2°F3.95 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April73.2°F / 49.1°F3.84 in rain
May80.1°F / 58°F3.36 in rain
June86.9°F / 66.2°F3.99 in rain
July90.3°F / 69.9°F3.74 in rain
August88.6°F / 68.7°F4.35 in rain
September82.8°F / 62.6°F3.71 in rain
October73.3°F / 50.4°F3.16 in rain
November62.9°F / 39.8°F3.31 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December54.9°F / 34.5°F3.57 in rain, 0.4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools100% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

28274 Charlotte, NC4.2 km away
28207 Charlotte, NC4.2 km away
28270 Charlotte, NC4.3 km away
28212 Charlotte, NC5.1 km away
28204 Charlotte, NC5.7 km away
28205 Charlotte, NC5.8 km away
28209 Charlotte, NC5.9 km away
28271 Charlotte, NC6.6 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.

Mecklenburg County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.95 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density2,980 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1677, -80.7932

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.

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