Scottville, NC · standard
ZIP Code 28672
Ashe County, North Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 35
- 7/sq mi
- $163,210
- Median income
- $182,100
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Scottville pairs a top-decile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 3%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 38th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 28672 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 28672 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Scottville, Ashe County, North Carolina, home to just 35 residents across 5.1 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 28672 skews affluent, with a median household income of $163,210 (136% above the North Carolina average), while per-capita income is $41,184. Poverty here runs at 0.0%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $182,100 (30% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 100.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.5, and the average commute is -. We also surface 9 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Ashe County, so you can benchmark 28672 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 28672, Scottville, NC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
35
Population
5.1
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 28672?
49.5
Median Age
44.9%
Male
55.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$163,210
Median Household Income
+136% vs state
$41,184
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 28672 ranks nationally
Scottville, NC household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$163,210 Top 3% higher than 97% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
96
Total Housing Units
63
Occupied Units
33
Vacant Units
2.16
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$182,100
Median Home Value
-30% vs state
1994
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 28672 vs 28617 →
ZIP 28672 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 28694
West Jefferson (28694)
7,744 residents
- 28640
Jefferson (28640)
4,719 residents
- 28617 2,261
Crumpler (28617)
2,261 residents
- 28644 1,494
Laurel Springs (28644)
1,494 residents
- 24363 1,365
Mouth Of Wilson (24363)
1,365 residents
- 28649 993
Mc Grady (28649)
993 residents
- 28631 637
Grassy Creek (28631)
637 residents
- 28663 614
Piney Creek (28663)
614 residents
- 28629 75
Glendale Springs (28629)
75 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 28672 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 28672 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 28672
Scottville (28672)
$163,210 median income
- 28663
Piney Creek (28663)
$80,457 median income
- 28617 $62,204
Crumpler (28617)
$62,204 median income
- 28694 $58,486
West Jefferson (28694)
$58,486 median income
- 28640 $53,155
Jefferson (28640)
$53,155 median income
- 28644 $52,798
Laurel Springs (28644)
$52,798 median income
- 24363 $47,708
Mouth Of Wilson (24363)
$47,708 median income
- 28649 $47,016
Mc Grady (28649)
$47,016 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 28672 ranks the highest of 8 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28617 | Crumpler, NC | 2,261 | 2.9 mi |
| 28663 | Piney Creek, NC | 614 | 4.1 mi |
| 28644 | Laurel Springs, NC | 1,494 | 4.9 mi |
| 28631 | Grassy Creek, NC | 637 | 6.6 mi |
| 28640 | Jefferson, NC | 4,719 | 7.1 mi |
| 28629 | Glendale Springs, NC | 75 | 10.1 mi |
| 24363 | Mouth Of Wilson, VA | 1,365 | 9.8 mi |
| 28694 | West Jefferson, NC | 7,744 | 11.6 mi |
| 28649 | Mc Grady, NC | 993 | 12.3 mi |
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