| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 706 / 762 / 828 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:56 PM |
| Population: | 5,024 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37039 |
| Land Area: | 524 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 14 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.9364, -84.2860 |
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30,015 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 524 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,750 to 30,015 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28781 (Topton, $62,045 median) and poorest ZIP 28901 (Andrews, $44,792) are 9.7 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $158,200 in 28901 (Andrews) to $276,800 in 28781 (Topton).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 28781 (Topton) to 80 in 28901 (Andrews).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.9% bachelor's+ in 28901 (Andrews) to 35.9% in 28781 (Topton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #150 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #84 for median household income with the #8 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, Cherokee County is and #83 for decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,113 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,682 of 23,496 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.