| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:00 PM |
| Population: | 18,555 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37199 |
| Land Area: | 342 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.9376, -82.2713 |
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18,555 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 342 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,056 to 18,555 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 28714 (Burnsville, $58,998 median) and poorest ZIP 28740 (Green Mountain, $48,214) are 10.9 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $213,000 in 28740 (Green Mountain) to $236,600 in 28714 (Burnsville).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 25 people/sq mi in 28740 (Green Mountain) to 64 in 28714 (Burnsville).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.6% bachelor's+ in 28740 (Green Mountain) to 25.0% in 28714 (Burnsville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #81 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #80 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,744 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 (3,401 of 14,028 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 1 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.