What city is 28152 in?

28152 is a Shelby, NC mailing address. By land area, 10% lies inside Shelby, 5% lies inside Boiling Springs and 1% lies inside Light Oak; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 28152?

About 26,134 people (±1,347), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 25,643.

What is the median household income in 28152?

$57,806 (±$6,970), 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 28152?

16 USPS carrier routes with 11,334 residential and 740 business mailboxes (12,074 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 28152?

The closest, measured center to center: 28017 (4.5 mi, Boiling Springs), 28073 (6.7 mi, Grover), 28089 (6.7 mi, Lattimore), 28150 (7.1 mi, Shelby), 28114 (8.9 mi, Cliffside) and 28024 (10.1 mi, Cliffside).

28152 ZIP Code, Shelby, NC

28152 is a ZIP code in Shelby, North Carolina in Cleveland County. It covers 80 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28017, 28073 and 28089. 26,134 people live here in 10,016 households. With about 329 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (66% own). Median household income is $57,806, below the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Shelby, NC
County: Cleveland County
Land area: 80 sq mi
Population: 26,134
Median household income: $57,806
Carrier routes: 16 (11,334 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	26,134
Households	10,016
Median household income	$57,806
Income per person	$29,158
Median age	34.5
Homeowners	65.5%
Median home value	$205,200
Median rent	$973
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%
Average commute (minutes)	21.5
Households with kids under 18	31.4%
Moved in the past year	12.4%
Below the poverty line	17.3%
Broadband internet	87.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	8.6%
$10–15K	4.8%
$15–25K	8.1%
$25–35K	11.2%
$35–50K	12.9%
$50–75K	18.5%
$75–100K	10.4%
$100–150K	15.3%
$150–200K	5.7%
$200K+	4.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	14.5%
10–19	13.7%
20–24	8.5%
25–34	13.8%
35–44	11.6%
45–54	11.6%
55–64	10.5%
65–74	9.9%
75+	5.9%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	35.1%
Owned outright	23.6%
Rented	30.3%
Vacant	11.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	67.3%
Townhome	1.5%
2–4 units	6.8%
5–19 units	5.7%
20+ units	2.3%
Mobile / other	16.4%

Businesses in 28152

519 business establishments with 6,858 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 134
Other Services (except Public Administration): 60
Construction: 58
Accommodation and Food Services: 54
Health Care and Social Assistance: 42
Manufacturing: 26
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 26
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 21

EDDM carrier routes

28152 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 11,334 residential and 740 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28152

28152 has 16 USPS carrier routes (4 city (C), 12 rural (R)) with 11,334 residential and 740 business mailboxes. Routes range from 566 homes (R022) to 891 homes (R013); the median route has 705 homes. The Census counted 10,016 households in 28152 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	0
500–749	11
750–999	5
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C011 — USPS business mailboxes 204, 815 homes
Route R015 — USPS business mailboxes 91, 717 homes
Route C013 — USPS business mailboxes 65, 663 homes
Route R012 — USPS business mailboxes 58, 850 homes
Route R017 — USPS business mailboxes 51, 671 homes

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Every carrier route in 28152

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C003	City	747	39	$17,602	—	—	—
C009	City	597	5	$37,083	—	—	—
C011	City	815	204	$17,602	—	—	—
C013	City	663	65	$49,837	—	—	—
R002	Rural	693	37	$57,242	—	—	—
R008	Rural	718	35	$54,206	—	—	—
R009	Rural	763	44	$52,965	—	—	—
R011	Rural	809	19	$52,896	—	—	—
R012	Rural	850	58	$57,683	—	—	—
R013	Rural	891	50	$52,896	—	—	—
R015	Rural	717	91	$11,691	—	—	—
R017	Rural	671	51	$57,683	—	—	—
R018	Rural	572	22	$66,672	—	—	—
R019	Rural	604	9	$65,919	—	—	—
R022	Rural	566	2	$55,259	—	—	—
R023	Rural	658	9	$58,290	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28152 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

28017 — Boiling Springs town, NC (4.5 mi)
28073 — Grover town, NC (6.7 mi)
28089 — Lattimore town, NC (6.7 mi)
28150 — Shelby city, NC (7.1 mi)
28114 — Cliffside CDP, NC (8.9 mi)
28024 — Cliffside CDP, NC (10.1 mi)
28076 — Henrietta CDP, NC (10.7 mi)
29341 — Gaffney city, SC (10.8 mi)

Areas that include 28152

Shelby, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Boiling Springs, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Patterson Springs, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Earl, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Light Oak, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Mooresboro, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Cleveland County ZIP codes — 13 ZIP codes
North Carolina ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28152, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28152 in?: 28152 is a Shelby, NC mailing address. By land area, 10% lies inside Shelby, 5% lies inside Boiling Springs and 1% lies inside Light Oak; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28152 in?: 28152 is in Cleveland County.
What is the population of 28152?: About 26,134 people (±1,347), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 25,643.
What is the median household income in 28152?: $57,806 (±$6,970), 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 28152?: 16 USPS carrier routes with 11,334 residential and 740 business mailboxes (12,074 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28152?: The closest, measured center to center: 28017 (4.5 mi, Boiling Springs), 28073 (6.7 mi, Grover), 28089 (6.7 mi, Lattimore), 28150 (7.1 mi, Shelby), 28114 (8.9 mi, Cliffside) and 28024 (10.1 mi, Cliffside).

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