ZIP Code 28636

Households in ZIP code 28636, near Hiddenite, bring in a median income of $65,435, or $31,714 per person. A median home there is valued at $225,100, and the county property tax rate of 0.60% works out to roughly $1,351 a year on that amount. Sales tax adds 7.00% to purchases made in the area. Taken together, these figures sketch a rural North Carolina pocket where earnings sit below the national midpoint, home prices stay within reach of local paychecks, and both the property and sales tax rates pull a comparatively gentle share from each household's annual budget.