Horse Shoe is a community in Henderson County, North Carolina, home to about 1,490 people across 7.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28742, and parts of 28791 are in Horse Shoe too.
Homes sold for a median of $237 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Horse Shoe; also Etowah
Part is in Horse Shoe, part in Hendersonville and Mountain Home
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Horse Shoe. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)87 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC97 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA518 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Horse Shoe; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Horse Shoe had 2,430 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2010.
It’s the 390th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Henderson County grew from 14,104 residents in 1900 to 116,281 in 2020.
Henderson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 51.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Asheville 13 S, NC weather station (5 miles away).
38,824 jobs at 3,085 businesses in Henderson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Horse Shoe.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hendersonville, Mountain Home, Balfour and Etowah.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.