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ZIP Code 28211: Charlotte, NC

ZIP code 28211 is in Charlotte, North Carolina, entirely in Mecklenburg County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 34,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 16th most populous of Charlotte's 29 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $132,917 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: North Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
282sectional center: Charlotte, NC (SCF 282)
11delivery area within it
Town
Charlotte · 29 residential ZIPs
Census places
Charlotte
Neighborhoods
Castleton Gardens, Cotswold, Foxcroft, Mayfair, Providence Park, Queens Grant and 4 more GeoNames
Metro area
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
House district
NC-12 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
11.0 sq mi · 3,098 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
45 more ZIP codes use the name Charlotte for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 28211?

28211 centers on 35.166°, -80.797° and covers 11.0 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 28207, 28209, 28212, 28205, 28210, 28270, 28226.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 28211 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 28211, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 28211 compare with the rest of Charlotte?

Rank of 28211 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure28211In CharlotteIn NC
People (ACS 2020-2024)33,92516th of 29106th of 853
Median household income$133k1st of 2313th of 528
Median home value$775k2nd of 245th of 572

Its median household income is higher than in 94% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 89% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 28211?

The 2020 Census counted 31,917 people in 28211; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 33,925. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 11.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
33,925
2020 Census count
31,917+11.9% since 2010 (28,523)
Households
13,602
Median age
38.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 28211?

Of the 33,925 people the ACS estimates in 28211, 25.1% are under 18 and 14.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (70.5%), then Black (not Hispanic) (13.7%).

  • Under 1825.1%
  • 18 to 6460.3%
  • 65 and older14.5%
Age of the people of 28211 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic70.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic13.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino7.7%
  • Asian, not Hispanic4.8%
  • Other or two or more3.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 28211 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 28211 earn?

Median household income is $132,917 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 23 ranked ZIP codes in Charlotte. It rose from $110,499 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$132,917
Income per person
$92,261
Below the poverty line
9.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
68.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$312,95115,240 returns; wages 57% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 28211?

FHFA's house price index for 28211, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 120% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 60% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +3.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$774,900
Median gross rent
$1,767
Homes owned by their occupants
54.3%
Housing units
15,233
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 28211; 2025: 1585.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 28211?

1,434 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 109 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade224
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services220
  • Health care and social assistance214
  • Finance and insurance178
  • Real estate and rental and leasing155
  • Accommodation and food services95

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 28211?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 28211, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
28207Charlotte9,527$217k2.5 mi
28209Charlotte24,331$102k3.3 mi
28212Charlotte42,440$53k3.3 mi
28205Charlotte51,806$76k3.6 mi
28210Charlotte47,359$101k4.2 mi
28270Charlotte32,448$132k4.2 mi
28226Charlotte39,381$119k4.6 mi
28274Charlotte747–2.6 mi (near)
28204Charlotte9,314$92k3.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.