Postal Codes

28386 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 28386 covers Shannon, North Carolina, with a population of about 5,246 and a median household income of $30,286.

Population
5,246121 per square mile
Median age
32.56.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$30,28657% below the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
40.1%27.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$121,430up 13% in five years
Median rent
$68441% below the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
7.6%27.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.4%10.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
27

Where 28386 is

Shannon, 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

Population5,246
Median age32.5
Family households58%
Born outside the US11.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.9%
White (non-Hispanic)8.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino29%
Veterans6.8%
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$30,286
Income per person$17,553
Poverty rate40.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance39.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k22.8%
$10–15k7.2%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k7.1%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k8.6%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k3.1%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k4.9%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k1.2%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,160
Mean adjusted gross income$38,331
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k45.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$65,300
Median gross rent$684
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied75.4%
Vacant homes12.3%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house44.1%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units1.7%
5 to 19 units0.6%
Mobile home53.1%
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$121,430as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$124,910$78,271

$78,271 in 2019 to $121,430 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%
High school diploma or higher73.9%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone85.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14%
Health

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

Obesity48.5% 15.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26.1% 12.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health35.4% 15.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity39% 13.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.4% 3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability23.9% 9.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.7% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.6% 16.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.5% 14.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity37.8% 20.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps36.1% 21.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity26.7% 12.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability15.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport20.7% 11.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.9% 9.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.8% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.8% 11 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost33% 20 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.9% 7.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments27
People employed96
Annual payroll$2,729,000
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 58.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.4 out of 100
Community resilience13.6 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.

Wildfire90.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30.1Relatively High 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$30,286$69,904$78,538
Income per person$17,553$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate40.1%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$65,300$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$684$1,162$1,348
Homeownership75.4%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home4.7%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US11.2%8.7%13.9%
Median age32.539.138.7
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 stationRAEFORD, NC US10.4 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January52.9°F / 29.7°F3.71 in rain, 1.6 in snow
February56.6°F / 30.8°F3.66 in rain, 0.8 in snow
March64.6°F / 38°F3.92 in rain
April73.5°F / 46.5°F3.18 in rain
May79.9°F / 56.1°F3.8 in rain
June86.4°F / 65.2°F4.72 in rain
July89.5°F / 69.2°F4.86 in rain
August87.9°F / 67.7°F5.05 in rain
September82.7°F / 61.4°F5.27 in rain
October73.1°F / 48.8°F3.29 in rain
November63.8°F / 37.5°F3.55 in rain
December56.1°F / 32.6°F3.55 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Robeson County Schools58.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hoke County Schools41.4% 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 vulnerability88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

28377 Red Springs, NC10.2 km away
28357 Lumber Bridge, NC10.7 km away
28376 Raeford, NC10.7 km away
28378 Rex, NC11.7 km away
28371 Parkton, NC16.8 km away
28396 Wagram, NC19.6 km away
28384 Saint Pauls, NC21.8 km away
28364 Maxton, NC21.8 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.

Robeson County58.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hoke County41.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area43.2 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density121 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8988, -79.1806

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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