| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:56 PM |
| Population: | 12,038 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37043 |
| Land Area: | 226 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.0388, -83.8700 |
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12,038 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 226 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,865 to 12,038 from 2014 to 2024 — a +10.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28902 (Brasstown, $88,456 median) and poorest ZIP 28904 (Hayesville, $56,480) are 11.6 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $252,700 in 28902 (Brasstown) to $285,400 in 28909 (Warne).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 45 people/sq mi in 28902 (Brasstown) to 98 in 28909 (Warne).
Educational attainment ranges from 21.0% bachelor's+ in 28909 (Warne) to 46.2% in 28902 (Brasstown) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #91 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #22 for median household income with the #25 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,130 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,036 of 9,376 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.