PlainZIP

Fletcher, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fletcher, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,491. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FLETCHER-NC · Fletcher, NC 1 ZIPs · 16,491 pop · #8659/25278 · Henderson County

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

  • INC-HIGH $81,852
  • RANK-UPPER #8659/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Etowah
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,491
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $376,700

Nearest income peer: Etowah, NC (+ $2,561 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 Fletcher

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fletcher 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, Fletcher, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,491
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,852
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 28732 (16,491 residents). Household income $81,852 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fletcher as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Pinebluff is the closest lower-income city and Monroe the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fletcher.

Population concentration

Fletcher reads through its lone ZIP, 28732

16,491 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28732 is not the leading code inside Fletcher, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Fletcher's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 597 establishments, 10,151 employees , annual payroll $530,919k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28732 (597 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (88) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Fletcher, NC

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

Fletcher lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Henderson County: Mills River, Zirconia and Etowah earn more and Hendersonville, Flat Rock and East Flat Rock earn less. East Flat Rock marks the far end of that range at $54,152, 34% below Fletcher.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28732 16,491 $81,852 597 149
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Fletcher 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 Fletcher, .