What city is 28716 in?

28716 is a Canton, NC mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Canton; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 28716?

About 16,863 people (±1,068), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 17,710.

What is the median household income in 28716?

$63,141 (±$7,413), 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 28716?

12 USPS carrier routes with 7,956 residential and 344 business mailboxes (8,299 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 28716?

The closest, measured center to center: 28786 (8.1 mi, Waynesville), 28745 (9.1 mi, Lake Junaluska), 28715 (9.2 mi, Asheville), 28768 (11.2 mi, Brevard), 28708 (11.6 mi) and 28742 (11.7 mi, Horse Shoe).

28716 ZIP Code, Canton, NC

28716 is a ZIP code in Canton, North Carolina in Haywood County. It covers 159 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28786, 28745 and 28715. 16,863 people live here in 7,297 households. With about 106 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (76%). Median household income is $63,141, below the North Carolina median of $72,388.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Canton, NC
County: Haywood County
Land area: 159 sq mi
Population: 16,863
Median household income: $63,141
Carrier routes: 12 (7,956 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	16,863
Households	7,297
Median household income	$63,141
Income per person	$34,474
Median age	43.6
Homeowners	76.4%
Median home value	$237,800
Median rent	$988
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%
Average commute (minutes)	24.9
Households with kids under 18	26.6%
Moved in the past year	8.7%
Below the poverty line	16.5%
Broadband internet	81.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.7%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	5.4%
$10–15K	6.4%
$15–25K	9.4%
$25–35K	6.8%
$35–50K	14.5%
$50–75K	13.8%
$75–100K	14.8%
$100–150K	20.3%
$150–200K	4.9%
$200K+	3.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.1%
10–19	7.9%
20–24	4.4%
25–34	16.2%
35–44	10.4%
45–54	11.2%
55–64	14.6%
65–74	13.2%
75+	10.1%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	35.4%
Owned outright	29.1%
Rented	19.4%
Vacant	16.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	76.0%
Townhome	0.2%
2–4 units	2.7%
5–19 units	0.8%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	20.2%

Businesses in 28716

308 business establishments with 4,208 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 54
Other Services (except Public Administration): 51
Retail Trade: 38
Accommodation and Food Services: 37
Health Care and Social Assistance: 23
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 22
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 15
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 14

EDDM carrier routes

28716 has 12 USPS carrier routes with 7,956 residential and 344 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28716

28716 has 12 USPS carrier routes (5 city (C), 7 rural (R)) with 7,956 residential and 344 business mailboxes. Routes range from 551 homes (C005) to 755 homes (R004); the median route has 668 homes. The Census counted 7,297 households in 28716 (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	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 106, 577 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 91, 656 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 24, 736 homes
Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 23, 667 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 23, 606 homes

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Every carrier route in 28716

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	715	11	$49,427	—	—	—
C002	City	577	106	$56,276	—	—	—
C003	City	656	91	$41,970	—	—	—
C004	City	701	14	$49,427	—	—	—
C005	City	551	12	$45,887	—	—	—
R001	Rural	736	24	$47,045	—	—	—
R002	Rural	627	10	$52,729	—	—	—
R003	Rural	606	23	$70,506	—	—	—
R004	Rural	755	5	$85,171	—	—	—
R005	Rural	669	18	$36,380	—	—	—
R006	Rural	696	7	$52,729	—	—	—
R007	Rural	667	23	$61,808	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28716 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

28786 — Waynesville town, NC (8.1 mi)
28745 — Lake Junaluska CDP, NC (9.1 mi)
28715 — Asheville city, NC (9.2 mi)
28768 — Brevard city, NC (11.2 mi)
28708 (11.6 mi)
28742 — Horse Shoe CDP, NC (11.7 mi)
28707 (12.6 mi)
28723 — Cullowhee CDP, NC (12.7 mi)

Areas that include 28716

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28716, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28716 in?: 28716 is a Canton, NC mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Canton; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28716 in?: 28716 is in Haywood County.
What is the population of 28716?: About 16,863 people (±1,068), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 17,710.
What is the median household income in 28716?: $63,141 (±$7,413), 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 28716?: 12 USPS carrier routes with 7,956 residential and 344 business mailboxes (8,299 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28716?: The closest, measured center to center: 28786 (8.1 mi, Waynesville), 28745 (9.1 mi, Lake Junaluska), 28715 (9.2 mi, Asheville), 28768 (11.2 mi, Brevard), 28708 (11.6 mi) and 28742 (11.7 mi, Horse Shoe).

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