What city is 28135 in?

28135 is a Polkton, NC mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Polkton; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 28135?

About 4,655 people (±553), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,779.

What is the median household income in 28135?

$66,920 (±$8,927), compared with $72,388 for North Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 28135?

3 USPS carrier routes with 1,489 residential and 56 business mailboxes (1,545 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 28135?

The closest, measured center to center: 28170 (7 mi, Wadesboro), 28103 (7.9 mi, Marshville), 28007 (8 mi, Ansonville), 28128 (13 mi, Norwood), 28133 (13.1 mi, Peachland) and 28174 (13.3 mi, Wingate).

28135 ZIP Code, Polkton, NC

28135 is a ZIP code in Polkton, North Carolina in Anson County. It covers 101 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28170, 28103 and 28007. 4,655 people live here in 1,175 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (72%). Median household income is $66,920, close to the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Polkton, NC
County: Anson County
Land area: 101 sq mi
Population: 4,655
Median household income: $66,920
Carrier routes: 3 (1,489 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	4,655
Households	1,175
Median household income	$66,920
Income per person	$21,462
Median age	38.3
Homeowners	71.5%
Median home value	$208,600
Median rent	$1,034
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%
Average commute (minutes)	29.5
Households with kids under 18	33.8%
Moved in the past year	18.0%
Below the poverty line	18.6%
Broadband internet	90.0%
Speak a non-English language at home	6.9%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.6%
$10–15K	4.3%
$15–25K	5.0%
$25–35K	9.4%
$35–50K	11.6%
$50–75K	18.5%
$75–100K	20.8%
$100–150K	13.5%
$150–200K	4.8%
$200K+	4.6%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	8.4%
10–19	10.1%
20–24	6.2%
25–34	19.8%
35–44	15.7%
45–54	15.7%
55–64	10.3%
65–74	8.0%
75+	5.8%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	28.2%
Owned outright	33.9%
Rented	24.5%
Vacant	13.4%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	61.2%
Townhome	0.0%
2–4 units	3.3%
5–19 units	0.7%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	34.8%

Businesses in 28135

60 business establishments with 597 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 15
Other Services (except Public Administration): 11
Retail Trade: 9
Manufacturing: 5
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: 3
Transportation and Warehousing: 3
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 3
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 3

EDDM carrier routes

28135 has 3 USPS carrier routes with 1,489 residential and 56 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28135

28135 has 3 USPS carrier routes (3 rural (R)) with 1,489 residential and 56 business mailboxes. Routes range from 475 homes (R003) to 511 homes (R002); the median route has 503 homes. The Census counted 1,175 households in 28135 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	2
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 27, 503 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 17, 511 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 12, 475 homes

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Every carrier route in 28135

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	503	27	$57,844	—	—	—
R002	Rural	511	17	$50,666	—	—	—
R003	Rural	475	12	$50,666	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28135 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

28170 — Wadesboro town, NC (7 mi)
28103 — Marshville town, NC (7.9 mi)
28007 — Ansonville town, NC (8 mi)
28128 — Norwood town, NC (13 mi)
28133 — Peachland town, NC (13.1 mi)
28174 — Wingate town, NC (13.3 mi)
28129 — Red Cross town, NC (15.3 mi)
28091 — Lilesville town, NC (16.4 mi)

Areas that include 28135

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28135, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28135 in?: 28135 is a Polkton, NC mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Polkton; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28135 in?: 28135 is in Anson County.
What is the population of 28135?: About 4,655 people (±553), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,779.
What is the median household income in 28135?: $66,920 (±$8,927), compared with $72,388 for North Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 28135?: 3 USPS carrier routes with 1,489 residential and 56 business mailboxes (1,545 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28135?: The closest, measured center to center: 28170 (7 mi, Wadesboro), 28103 (7.9 mi, Marshville), 28007 (8 mi, Ansonville), 28128 (13 mi, Norwood), 28133 (13.1 mi, Peachland) and 28174 (13.3 mi, Wingate).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.