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Flat Rock, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Flat Rock, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,778. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FLAT-ROCK-NC · Flat Rock, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,778 pop · #14804/25278 · Henderson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $66,309
  • RANK-MID #14804/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hendersonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,778
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $402,300

Nearest income peer: Hendersonville, NC (+ $3,001 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Flat Rock

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Flat Rock on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Flat Rock, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,778
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,309
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,309 and poverty 14.0% concentrate in 28731.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Kittrell is the closest lower-income city and Old Fort the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Flat Rock.

Population concentration

Flat Rock's single ZIP 28731 carries the town

Flat Rock is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28731 is the entire residential footprint (7,778 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Flat Rock's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 205 establishments, 2,577 employees , annual payroll $104,930k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28731 (205 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (38) · also Other services (except public administration) · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Flat Rock, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Henderson County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Flat Rock. See the Henderson County roll-up →

Flat Rock sits in the lower half of Henderson County on income: Hendersonville, Fletcher and Mills River report more, and only East Flat Rock reports less. Mills River marks the far end of that range at $107,609, 62% above Flat Rock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28731 7,778 $66,309 205 111
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Flat Rock roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Flat Rock, .