| City: | Valle Crucis, North Carolina |
| City Alias: | Banner Elk |
| County: | Watauga County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:00:29 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.2107, -81.8847 |
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This post office serves customers who might otherwise receive mail through neighboring Boone or Banner Elk. The facility offers both PO Box service for those who prefer it and rural carrier delivery for those along the route. Valle Crucis appears as an alternate mailing name for Banner Elk, though it maintains its own distinct ZIP code and postal operations.
The street delivery infrastructure centers on Highway 194, the main corridor through this rural mountain area. The single street record reflects the limited street delivery footprint typical of a rural PO Box-oriented facility.
ZIP Code 28691 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 202 people with an annual payroll of $9,189,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 628Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,455,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $9,189,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 202Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28691 is located in Watauga County, North Carolina, within the Boone, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14380) and North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 54,607 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28691. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Boone, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 14380Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 54,607Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3571.86 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3769600Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Valle Crucis CDP; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28691 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.