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28787 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 28787 covers Weaverville, North Carolina, with a population of about 22,685 and a median household income of $75,051.

Population
22,685285 per square mile
Median age
49.110.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,0511.1× the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
10.8%1.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$472,848up 20.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,198about the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
43.8%8.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
77.2%12.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
512

Where 28787 is

Weaverville, 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

Population22,685
Median age49.1
Family households70.8%
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)85.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans6.7%
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$75,051
Income per person$40,068
Poverty rate10.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more9.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,130
Mean adjusted gross income$78,574
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.2%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$379,300
Median gross rent$1,198
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied77.2%
Vacant homes17.9%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house72.5%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units3.9%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home16.1%
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$472,848as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.9%
Typical asking rent$1,735as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$489,680$144,569

$144,569 in 2002 to $472,848 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home19.9%
Drives to work alone71.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7%
Health

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

Obesity30.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90% 4.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30% 0.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments512
People employed4,779
Annual payroll$188,461,000
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 49.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46.1 out of 100
Community resilience58.3 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.

Landslide99Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought11.3Relatively 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$75,051$69,904$78,538
Income per person$40,068$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$379,300$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,198$1,162$1,348
Homeownership77.2%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home19.9%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%8.7%13.9%
Median age49.139.138.7
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 stationASHEVILLE, NC US13.1 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January47.7°F / 28.7°F3.28 in rain, 3.8 in snow
February51.6°F / 31.7°F2.88 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March58.8°F / 37.8°F3.53 in rain, 2 in snow
April68.9°F / 45.8°F3.69 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May76.3°F / 54°F3.48 in rain
June82.6°F / 61.3°F3.42 in rain
July85.9°F / 64.7°F4.13 in rain
August84.6°F / 63.8°F3.6 in rain
September78.7°F / 58°F3.67 in rain
October69.1°F / 46.8°F2.6 in rain
November58.6°F / 37.1°F3.05 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December50.5°F / 31.7°F3.28 in rain, 2.7 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 supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket43% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% 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.

Buncombe County Schools94.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison County Schools5.4% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

28814 Asheville, NC7.4 km away
28701 Alexander, NC7.4 km away
28804 Asheville, NC8.5 km away
28810 Asheville, NC10.4 km away
28815 Asheville, NC10.4 km away
28816 Asheville, NC10.4 km away
28709 Barnardsville, NC10.8 km away
28801 Asheville, NC12.9 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 County94.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison County5.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area79.53 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density285 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7126, -82.5491

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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