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28655 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

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ZIP Code 28655: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS

Morganton, NC 28655

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ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Burke County
Centroid: Latitude 35.744, Longitude -81.713
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 28655 has segments in 3 Counties (Burke, Caldwell, McDowell).

Businesses Addresses: 1,324
PO Box Addresses: 0
Residential Addresses: 23,454

Multi-Family Addresses: 627
Single Family Addresses: 22,827

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: March 1, 2026, Maps updated: May 1, 2024.

Morganton, NC 28655 Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION
Total Population	55,100 (100%)
Population Density	170 per sq mi
Diversity Index¹	43


INCOME
Median Household Income	$57,713
Per Capita Income	$31,976
Median Home Value	$191,800

HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units)	24,750 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	16,160 (65.3%)
Renter Occupied HU	6,059 (24.5%)
Vacant Housing Units	2,531 (10.2%)

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	22,219
Average Household Size	2.38
Family Households	14,936 (67.2%)

NOTES

The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Morganton, NC 28655 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 28655 to the other 33,772 ZIP Codes in the United States by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 722	98th
Population Density	# 13285	61st
Median Household Income	# 25239	25th
Per Capita Income	# 22454	34th
Diversity Index	# 10723	68th

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28655 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

ZIP Code 28655: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Morganton, NC 28655 Data & Demographics

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INCOME

HOUSING

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