ZIP code
28078
Huntersville, NC
28078 covers Huntersville in Mecklenburg County, with 69,907 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 28078. Methodology
ZIP code map of 28078

About ZIP code 28078
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 28078. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 28078
Race
- White48,113
- Black or African American8,318
- American Indian or Alaska Native230
- Asian3,110
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander19
- Other race2,801
- Two or more races5,272
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 6,387
Age
- Under 109,567
- 10 to 199,554
- 20 to 297,211
- 30 to 3910,346
- 40 to 4910,572
- 50 to 599,392
- 60 to 696,252
- 70 to 793,549
- 80 and older1,420
Income and housing in 28078
Education
- High school graduate96.6%
- Bachelor's degree55.6%
- Graduate degree19.7%
Places covering 28078
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Huntersville89.6%
- Cornelius1.8%
- Concord0.8%
- Charlotte0.2%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Mecklenburg County94.8%
- Cabarrus County5.2%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
7.7% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 28078
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44,596 | |
| 2006 | 45,450 | |
| 2007 | 48,923 | |
| 2008 | 48,953 | |
| 2009 | 50,494 | |
| 2010 | 50,898 | |
| 2011 | 50,130 | 52,962 |
| 2012 | 51,715 | 53,240 |
| 2013 | 52,776 | 54,280 |
| 2014 | 54,616 | 55,290 |
| 2015 | 56,105 | 56,990 |
| 2016 | 57,274 | 59,300 |
| 2017 | 58,993 | 61,040 |
| 2018 | 60,107 | 61,680 |
| 2019 | 61,043 | 63,710 |
| 2020 | 64,000 | 65,730 |
| 2021 | 67,234 | 66,080 |
| 2022 | 68,639 | 68,830 |
| 2023 | 69,907 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 28078
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 28031Cornelius5.1 miPop 31,021 · Income $115,746
- 28269Charlotte5.9 miPop 80,396 · Income $81,063
- 28216Charlotte6.7 miPop 54,052 · Income $64,977
- 28036Davidson6.7 miPop 21,824 · Income $144,920
- 28262Charlotte9.1 miPop 45,884 · Income $66,757
- 28164Stanley9.7 miPop 15,991 · Income $82,661
- 28223Charlotte10.0 miPop 4,248 · Income —
- 28120Mount Holly10.4 miPop 24,363 · Income $74,809
- 28037Denver10.6 miPop 27,128 · Income $109,779
- 28206Charlotte10.6 miPop 14,726 · Income $51,456
- 28027Concord10.8 miPop 79,429 · Income $89,101
- 28214Charlotte10.8 miPop 42,197 · Income $83,618
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ZIP code 28078 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 28078 in?
- 28078 is in Huntersville, NC.
- What county is 28078 in?
- 28078 is in Mecklenburg County.
- What is the median household income in 28078?
- The median household income in 28078 is $120,503.
- Which ZIP codes are near 28078?
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