ZIP Code 28715

ZIP code 28715, near Asheville, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $71,716 and per-capita income of $39,151. Homes here carry a median value of $309,000, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.57% keeps annual property taxes fairly restrained. A combined sales tax rate of 7.00% applies to purchases. Household earnings land above many rural North Carolina communities but below Asheville's wealthier pockets, placing this ZIP squarely in the middle class. The tax structure leans on consumption rather than property, so owners here face a lighter property tax bill than the home values alone might imply.