Which ZIP code in Jackson County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

28736 (Glenville), at 89.4% (±8.7%), among 9 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Jackson County, NC

These are the 9 ZIP codes in Jackson County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 9 with at least 1,000 residents. 28736 (Glenville, 89.4%), 28774 (Sapphire, 88.6%) and 28751 (Maggie Valley, 83.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Jackson County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Jackson County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28736	Glenville	89.4% ±8.7%	1,000	473	501
2	28774	Sapphire	88.6% ±10.0%	1,451	703	1,464
3	28751	Maggie Valley	83.8% ±5.8%	4,159	1,859	2,546
4	28741	Highlands	75.3% ±8.3%	4,257	2,336	3,584
5	28789	Whittier	73.0% ±7.4%	5,788	2,385	2,624
6	28717	Cashiers	72.3% ±15.1%	1,265	639	747
7	28783	Tuckasegee	67.2% ±16.3%	1,785	643	543
8	28779	Sylva	63.4% ±5.0%	18,064	8,295	7,810
9	28723	Cullowhee	36.5% ±5.0%	12,756	4,384	4,563

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 9 of 12 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 7,756 households, on 18 carrier routes with 10,719 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

Open 28736 on the EDDM route map

More rankings

Businesses that mail these ZIP codes

Map it and price it

EDDM guides

Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Jackson County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 28736 (Glenville), at 89.4% (±8.7%), among 9 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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