What city is 28306 in?

28306 is a Fayetteville, NC mailing address. By land area, 16% lies inside Fayetteville, 2% lies inside Hope Mills and 1% lies inside Rockfish; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 28306?

About 43,042 people (±1,628), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 44,615.

What is the median household income in 28306?

$67,544 (±$4,777), 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 28306?

28 USPS carrier routes with 18,815 residential and 963 business mailboxes (19,786 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 28306?

The closest, measured center to center: 28348 (3.5 mi, Hope Mills), 28371 (5.7 mi, Parkton), 28305 (6.5 mi, Fayetteville), 28304 (7 mi, Fayetteville), 28301 (8.1 mi, Fayetteville) and 28312 (9 mi, Eastover).

28306 ZIP Code, Fayetteville, NC

28306 is a ZIP code in Fayetteville, North Carolina in Cumberland County. It covers 70 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28348, 28371 and 28305. 43,042 people live here in 15,914 households, more than in 9 of every 10 North Carolina ZIP codes. With about 617 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (66% own). Median household income is $67,544, close to the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Fayetteville, NC
County: Cumberland County
Land area: 70 sq mi
Population: 43,042
Median household income: $67,544
Carrier routes: 28 (18,815 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	43,042
Households	15,914
Median household income	$67,544
Income per person	$32,955
Median age	34
Homeowners	65.7%
Median home value	$232,500
Median rent	$1,150
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%
Average commute (minutes)	25.3
Households with kids under 18	39.1%
Moved in the past year	13.7%
Below the poverty line	15.7%
Broadband internet	90.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	13.9%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	6.3%
$10–15K	3.7%
$15–25K	7.5%
$25–35K	7.6%
$35–50K	12.3%
$50–75K	16.8%
$75–100K	15.0%
$100–150K	15.7%
$150–200K	8.3%
$200K+	6.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	15.6%
10–19	16.4%
20–24	5.4%
25–34	14.3%
35–44	13.7%
45–54	12.9%
55–64	10.0%
65–74	7.8%
75+	3.9%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	42.3%
Owned outright	18.1%
Rented	31.0%
Vacant	8.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	73.3%
Townhome	1.6%
2–4 units	2.7%
5–19 units	5.0%
20+ units	1.0%
Mobile / other	16.3%

Businesses in 28306

683 business establishments with 10,523 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 103
Construction: 88
Other Services (except Public Administration): 76
Accommodation and Food Services: 74
Health Care and Social Assistance: 71
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 50
Wholesale Trade: 42
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 41

EDDM carrier routes

28306 has 28 USPS carrier routes with 18,815 residential and 963 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28306

28306 has 28 USPS carrier routes (7 city (C), 21 rural (R)) with 18,815 residential and 963 business mailboxes. Routes range from 341 homes (C039) to 907 homes (R020); the median route has 665 homes. The Census counted 15,914 households in 28306 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	2
500–749	19
750–999	7
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C039 — USPS business mailboxes 132, 341 homes
Route C040 — USPS business mailboxes 97, 670 homes
Route R020 — USPS business mailboxes 90, 907 homes
Route C100 — USPS business mailboxes 89, 600 homes
Route R050 — USPS business mailboxes 62, 885 homes

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Every carrier route in 28306

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C007	City	810	59	$47,524	—	—	—
C022	City	730	33	$39,229	—	—	—
C039	City	341	132	$50,390	—	—	—
C040	City	670	97	$50,390	—	—	—
C079	City	696	62	$39,229	—	—	—
C094	City	459	57	$51,601	—	—	—
C100	City	600	89	$51,601	—	—	—
R003	Rural	626	1	$120,260	—	—	—
R007	Rural	526	13	$97,033	—	—	—
R012	Rural	747	1	$102,321	—	—	—
R015	Rural	517	35	$56,824	—	—	—
R020	Rural	907	90	$47,524	—	—	—
R024	Rural	844	48	$44,021	—	—	—
R025	Rural	593	0	$107,060	—	—	—
R030	Rural	631	6	$56,824	—	—	—
R031	Rural	659	4	$67,991	—	—	—
R034	Rural	747	59	$97,033	—	—	—
R036	Rural	583	0	$106,547	—	—	—
R037	Rural	712	4	$97,033	—	—	—
R038	Rural	809	0	$64,444	—	—	—
R050	Rural	885	62	$55,922	—	—	—
R053	Rural	867	6	$64,444	—	—	—
R056	Rural	602	0	$102,321	—	—	—
R057	Rural	596	9	$91,072	—	—	—
R058	Rural	837	51	$107,060	—	—	—
R061	Rural	641	22	$76,026	—	—	—
R062	Rural	500	9	$107,060	—	—	—
R063	Rural	680	14	$91,072	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28306 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

28348 — Hope Mills town, NC (3.5 mi)
28371 — Parkton town, NC (5.7 mi)
28305 — Fayetteville city, NC (6.5 mi)
28304 — Fayetteville city, NC (7 mi)
28301 — Fayetteville city, NC (8.1 mi)
28312 — Eastover town, NC (9 mi)
28314 — Fayetteville city, NC (9.4 mi)
28303 — Fayetteville city, NC (9.5 mi)

Areas that include 28306

Fayetteville, NC ZIP codes — 12 ZIP codes
Hope Mills, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Rockfish, NC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Cumberland County ZIP codes — 22 ZIP codes
North Carolina ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28306, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28306 in?: 28306 is a Fayetteville, NC mailing address. By land area, 16% lies inside Fayetteville, 2% lies inside Hope Mills and 1% lies inside Rockfish; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28306 in?: 28306 is in Cumberland County.
What is the population of 28306?: About 43,042 people (±1,628), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 44,615.
What is the median household income in 28306?: $67,544 (±$4,777), 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 28306?: 28 USPS carrier routes with 18,815 residential and 963 business mailboxes (19,786 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28306?: The closest, measured center to center: 28348 (3.5 mi, Hope Mills), 28371 (5.7 mi, Parkton), 28305 (6.5 mi, Fayetteville), 28304 (7 mi, Fayetteville), 28301 (8.1 mi, Fayetteville) and 28312 (9 mi, Eastover).

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