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ZIP Code 28791: Hendersonville, NC

ZIP code 28791 uses the postal name Hendersonville, North Carolina and lies entirely in Henderson County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 15,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the least populous of Hendersonville's 3 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $78,827 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Mountain Home (20%), Hendersonville (9%), Balfour (8%) and Horse Shoe (7%), and 1% in smaller places; 55% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: North Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
287sectional center: Greenville, SC (SCF 296)
91delivery area within it
Town
Hendersonville · 3 residential ZIPs
Census places
Mountain Home (20%) census-designated place; Hendersonville (9%); Balfour (8%) census-designated place; Horse Shoe (7%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Brightwater East, Dellwood, Foxwood, Sedgewood, Sycamore, Twin Brooks and 1 more GeoNames
Metro area
Asheville, NC
House district
NC-11 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
16.7 sq mi · 903 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
28793 also use the name Hendersonville

Where is ZIP code 28791?

28791 centers on 35.357°, -82.507° and covers 16.7 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 28758, 28759, 28739, 28732, 28792, 28742.

28732 · Fletcher28739 · Hendersonville28742 · Horse Shoe28758 · Mountain Home28759 · Mills River28792 · Hendersonville28791 · Hendersonville (this ZIP)28791287922874228739287322875928732 · Fletcher28739 · Hendersonville28742 · Horse Shoe28758 · Mountain Home28759 · Mills River28792 · Hendersonville28791 · Hendersonville (this ZIP)28791287922874228739287322875928732 · Fletcher28739 · Hendersonville28742 · Horse Shoe28758 · Mountain Home28759 · Mills River28792 · Hendersonville28791 · Hendersonville (this ZIP)28791287392873228759
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 28791 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 28791, 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 28791 compare with the rest of Hendersonville?

Rank of 28791 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)
Measure28791In HendersonvilleIn Henderson CountyIn NC
People (ACS 2020-2024)15,1083rd of 35th of 16242nd of 853
Median household income$79k1st of 35th of 9146th of 528
Median home value$371k2nd of 38th of 11119th of 572

Its median household income is higher than in 60% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 77% 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 28791?

The 2020 Census counted 14,899 people in 28791; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 15,108. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 5.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
15,108
2020 Census count
14,899+5.1% since 2010 (14,171)
Households
6,718
Median age
51.5

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 28791?

Of the 15,108 people the ACS estimates in 28791, 15.3% are under 18 and 30.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.5%).

  • Under 1815.3%
  • 18 to 6454.1%
  • 65 and older30.6%
Age of the people of 28791 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic82.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino9.4%
  • Other or two or more4.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.8%
Race and Hispanic origin in 28791 (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 28791 earn?

Median household income is $78,827 (ACS 2020-2024), the 5th highest of the 9 ranked ZIP codes in Henderson County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($75,316 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$78,827
Income per person
$47,985
Below the poverty line
9.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
46.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$80,2447,040 returns; wages 54% 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 28791?

FHFA's house price index for 28791, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 116% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 60% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.6% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$370,700
Median gross rent
$1,209
Homes owned by their occupants
80.5%
Housing units
7,345
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Index = 100 in 1985, the first year FHFA reports for 28791; 2025: 528.8. 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 28791?

373 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 44 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance66
  • Retail trade61
  • Construction47
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services35
  • Other services (except public administration)32
  • Real estate and rental and leasing29

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 28791?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 28791, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
28758Mountain Home41–1.4 mi
28759Mills River7,555$108k4.9 mi
28739Hendersonville20,843$74k5.9 mi
28732Fletcher19,279$82k7.4 mi
28792Hendersonville36,645$56k8.2 mi
28742Horse Shoe2,710$99k8.3 mi
28729Etowah3,681$84k6.0 mi (near)
28726East Flat Rock4,363$54k7.3 mi (near)
28704Arden24,138$81k8.1 mi (near)

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