| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:57 PM |
| Population: | 7,630 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37075 |
| Land Area: | 306 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.3889, -83.8261 |
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7,630 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 306 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,171 to 7,630 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.6% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28733 (Fontana Dam, $150,300 median) and poorest ZIP 28771 (Robbinsville, $49,407) are 6.4 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $168,800 in 28771 (Robbinsville) to $276,000 in 28733 (Fontana Dam).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 28733 (Fontana Dam) to 26 in 28771 (Robbinsville).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.3% bachelor's+ in 28733 (Fontana Dam) to 17.2% in 28771 (Robbinsville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #98 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #3 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,240 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (983 of 5,755 reporting).
2 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.
Graham County lost 6.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024.