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

28167 (Union Mills), at 98.6% (±1.8%), 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 Rutherford County, NC

These are the 9 ZIP codes in Rutherford County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 9 with at least 1,000 residents. 28167 (Union Mills, 98.6%), 28746 (Lake Lure, 88.7%) and 28020 (Casar, 86.2%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	28167	Union Mills	98.6% ±1.8%	2,253	933	1,356
2	28746	Lake Lure	88.7% ±4.7%	2,744	1,397	2,327
3	28020	Casar	86.2% ±10.4%	2,240	855	1,098
4	28040	Ellenboro	85.1% ±5.0%	6,961	2,844	3,111
5	28018	Bostic	83.9% ±6.2%	5,034	2,227	2,403
6	28139	Rutherfordton	78.6% ±4.0%	20,008	8,124	8,893
7	28114	Mooresboro	75.3% ±5.8%	7,104	2,762	3,147
8	28043	Forest City	64.4% ±4.3%	20,930	8,271	8,873
9	28160	Spindale	46.9% ±7.6%	3,665	1,623	1,755

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 14 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 8,256 households, on 18 carrier routes with 10,295 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Rutherford County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 28167 (Union Mills), at 98.6% (±1.8%), 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.

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