ZIP Code 28074 — undefined, NC Demographics & Data

ZIP code 28074 covers NC in Rutherford County with a population of about 12.

It sits in telephone area code 828; U.S. House district NC-14; the GREENVLL - SPART - ASHEVLL - AND media market.

NC fits a retirement-oriented profile (high share of residents 65+ (100.0%)). Residents and relocators commonly research healthcare access, everyday amenities (dining, personal services), and housing costs rather than tech or campus life.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade; a mean commute of about 12.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for NC as Relatively Low (composite score 72.7), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (79.2) and hurricane (66.7). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for NC show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics for ZIP 28074 (NC) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.