Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 28742: Horse Shoe, NC
ZIP code 28742 uses the postal name Horse Shoe, North Carolina and lies mostly in Henderson County (99% of its land) with the rest in Transylvania County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,700 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $99,007 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 9% of its land lies in Horse Shoe (a census-designated place), and 4% in smaller places; 87% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- FHFA2025
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Horse Shoe · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Henderson County (99%); Transylvania County (1%)
- Census places
- Horse Shoe census-designated place
- Neighborhood
- Turkey Pen Gap GeoNames
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- House district
- NC-11 119th Congress
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 46.4 sq mi · 58 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 28742?
28742 centers on 35.383°, -82.651° and covers 46.4 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 28759, 28768, 28729, 28704, 28791, 28715, 28739.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 28742, 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 28742 compare with the rest of Henderson County?
| Measure | 28742 | In Henderson County | In NC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 2,710 | 12th of 16 | 535th of 853 |
| Median household income | $99k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $415k | not ranked | not ranked |
28742's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$47,099) is more than a quarter of the figure ($99,007); 28742's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$114,861) is more than a quarter of the figure ($414,600). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 45% of 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 28742?
The 2020 Census counted 2,981 people in 28742; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 2,710. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 2,710±688 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 2,981
- Households
- 1,123
- Median age
- 47.7
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 28742?
Of the 2,710 people the ACS estimates in 28742, 18.1% are under 18 and 22.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (90.4%).
- Under 1818.1%
- 18 to 6459.1%
- 65 and older22.8%
- White, not Hispanic90.4%
- Hispanic or Latino7.1%
- Other or two or more2.5%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 28742 earn?
Median household income is $99,007 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $99,007±$47,099
- Income per person
- $45,313
- Below the poverty line
- 13.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 14.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 46.4%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $76,8601,490 returns; wages 65% 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 28742?
FHFA's house price index for 28742, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 129% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 75% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +7.4% in 2025.
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $414,600
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 79.3%
- Housing units
- 1,210
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 28742?
67 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Construction15
- Retail trade11
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services7
- Professional, scientific, and technical services6
- Health care and social assistance6
- Accommodation and food services6
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 28742?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28759 | Mills River | 7,555 | $108k | 3.5 mi |
| 28768 | Pisgah Forest | 6,759 | $71k | 5.1 mi |
| 28729 | Etowah | 3,681 | $84k | 5.1 mi |
| 28704 | Arden | 24,138 | $81k | 7.1 mi |
| 28791 | Hendersonville | 15,108 | $79k | 8.3 mi |
| 28715 | Candler | 30,328 | $72k | 9.6 mi |
| 28739 | Hendersonville | 20,843 | $74k | 10.2 mi |
| 28758 | Mountain Home | 41 | – | 8.8 mi (near) |
| 28766 | Penrose | 1,259 | $58k | 9.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.