28770 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 28770 covers Ridgecrest, North Carolina, with a population of about 0.
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 4
Where 28770 is
Ridgecrest, 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
| Population | 0 |
|---|
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 4 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 60 |
| Annual payroll | $2,597,000 |
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 63.4% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Moderate |
| Expected annual loss | 46.2 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 59.7 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.
| Landslide | 99.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Lightning | 93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 81.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 76.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 75.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 62.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 61.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 56.2Relatively 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 | — | 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 | — | 34.7% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 14.5% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 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 | BLACK MTN 2 W, NC US5.5 km away |
|---|
Average high and low by month
| January | 48.5°F / 26.4°F |
|---|---|
| February | 51.9°F / 28.2°F |
| March | 58.5°F / 33.6°F |
| April | 67.8°F / 41.5°F |
| May | 75.1°F / 50.5°F |
| June | 81°F / 58.4°F |
| July | 83.9°F / 62.3°F |
| August | 82.7°F / 61.1°F |
| September | 77.8°F / 54.8°F |
| October | 68.8°F / 44°F |
| November | 59.1°F / 33.1°F |
| December | 50.9°F / 29.1°F |
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 | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | 100% 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%.
| Buncombe 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 | 51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 6.9 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 28711 Black Mountain, NC | 2.4 km away |
|---|---|
| 28757 Montreat, NC | 2.9 km away |
| 28778 Swannanoa, NC | 9.6 km away |
| 28762 Old Fort, NC | 11.9 km away |
| 28730 Fairview, NC | 13.6 km away |
| 28735 Gerton, NC | 16.5 km away |
| 28805 Asheville, NC | 17.4 km away |
| 28814 Asheville, NC | 18.1 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.
| Buncombe County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.18 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 35.6186, -82.3005 |
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.