What city is 28805 in?

28805 is a Asheville, NC mailing address. By land area, 29% lies inside Asheville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 28805?

About 19,993 people (±1,919), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,554.

What is the median household income in 28805?

$75,151 (±$10,648), 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 28805?

14 USPS carrier routes with 9,888 residential and 510 business mailboxes (10,391 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 28805?

The closest, measured center to center: 28778 (4.6 mi, Swannanoa), 28801 (4.6 mi, Asheville), 28804 (4.9 mi, Woodfin), 28803 (6.2 mi, Asheville), 28806 (8.3 mi, Asheville) and 28730 (8.8 mi, Fairview).

28805 ZIP Code, Asheville, NC

28805 is a ZIP code in Asheville, North Carolina in Buncombe County. It covers 26 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 28778, 28801 and 28804. 19,993 people live here in 8,224 households. With about 755 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (64% own). Median household income is $75,151, close to the North Carolina median of $72,388; the median age is 45.0, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Asheville, NC
County: Buncombe County
Land area: 26 sq mi
Population: 19,993
Median household income: $75,151
Carrier routes: 14 (9,888 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	19,993
Households	8,224
Median household income	$75,151
Income per person	$45,104
Median age	45
Homeowners	64.1%
Median home value	$412,500
Median rent	$1,347
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.4%
Average commute (minutes)	18.7
Households with kids under 18	18.1%
Moved in the past year	10.2%
Below the poverty line	13.0%
Broadband internet	87.9%
Speak a non-English language at home	8.0%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.5%
$10–15K	3.6%
$15–25K	10.1%
$25–35K	7.0%
$35–50K	9.3%
$50–75K	15.3%
$75–100K	13.5%
$100–150K	18.3%
$150–200K	10.1%
$200K+	8.2%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	9.7%
10–19	7.9%
20–24	3.8%
25–34	15.4%
35–44	13.2%
45–54	10.1%
55–64	12.1%
65–74	15.0%
75+	12.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	27.2%
Owned outright	23.3%
Rented	27.5%
Vacant	21.9%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	61.1%
Townhome	4.4%
2–4 units	8.9%
5–19 units	8.9%
20+ units	7.5%
Mobile / other	9.1%

Businesses in 28805

735 business establishments with 10,597 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 169
Accommodation and Food Services: 97
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 77
Health Care and Social Assistance: 76
Other Services (except Public Administration): 67
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 60
Construction: 48
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 32

EDDM carrier routes

28805 has 14 USPS carrier routes with 9,888 residential and 510 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 28805

28805 has 14 USPS carrier routes (11 city (C), 3 rural (R)) with 9,888 residential and 510 business mailboxes. Routes range from 335 homes (C084) to 1,005 homes (C007); the median route has 708 homes. The Census counted 8,224 households in 28805 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	10
750–999	2
1,000–1,499	1
1,500+	0

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Route C084 — USPS business mailboxes 203, 335 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 80, 713 homes
Route C083 — USPS business mailboxes 61, 636 homes
Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 49, 720 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 36, 660 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 28805

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	595	7	$108,363	—	—	—
C002	City	713	80	$51,396	—	—	—
C003	City	828	27	$52,683	—	—	—
C004	City	660	36	$51,396	—	—	—
C006	City	571	2	$108,363	—	—	—
C007	City	1,005	12	$92,827	—	—	—
C008	City	720	49	$47,668	—	—	—
C079	City	728	3	$51,396	—	—	—
C082	City	976	18	$104,476	—	—	—
C083	City	636	61	$47,668	—	—	—
C084	City	335	203	$104,476	—	—	—
R002	Rural	695	4	$94,253	—	—	—
R012	Rural	724	4	$94,253	—	—	—
R014	Rural	702	4	$94,253	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 28805 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

28778 — Swannanoa CDP, NC (4.6 mi)
28801 — Asheville city, NC (4.6 mi)
28804 — Woodfin town, NC (4.9 mi)
28803 — Asheville city, NC (6.2 mi)
28806 — Asheville city, NC (8.3 mi)
28730 — Fairview CDP, NC (8.8 mi)
28787 — Weaverville town, NC (9 mi)
28757 — Montreat town, NC (10.4 mi)

Areas that include 28805

Asheville, NC ZIP codes — 5 ZIP codes
Buncombe County ZIP codes — 17 ZIP codes
North Carolina ZIP code data

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 28805

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 28805, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 28805 in?: 28805 is a Asheville, NC mailing address. By land area, 29% lies inside Asheville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 28805 in?: 28805 is in Buncombe County.
What is the population of 28805?: About 19,993 people (±1,919), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,554.
What is the median household income in 28805?: $75,151 (±$10,648), 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 28805?: 14 USPS carrier routes with 9,888 residential and 510 business mailboxes (10,391 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 28805?: The closest, measured center to center: 28778 (4.6 mi, Swannanoa), 28801 (4.6 mi, Asheville), 28804 (4.9 mi, Woodfin), 28803 (6.2 mi, Asheville), 28806 (8.3 mi, Asheville) and 28730 (8.8 mi, Fairview).

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