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Avery Creek ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Avery Creek, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28704. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,887
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Avery Creek itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Arden (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Avery Creek in numbers

About 2,887 people live in Avery Creek, in 736 households. The median household income is $113,261 a year, 56% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $412,900 (43% above the North Carolina median). The median age is 40.8; 38.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 17 minutes.

Population2,887Avery Creek2,887
Households736Avery Creek736
Median age40.8Avery Creek40.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$113,261Avery Creek$113,261North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$412,900Avery Creek$412,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%Avery Creek38.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute16.8 minAvery Creek16.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,667 / sq miAvery Creek1,667 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Avery Creek CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Avery Creek

These ZIP codes cover part of Avery Creek but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Avery Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28704 Arden , NC Standard 24,138 $81,096 $390,000

Map of Avery Creek ZIP codes

28704

The ZIP codes of Avery Creek, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Avery Creek

The nearest larger towns are Royal Pines (4,325 people, 4.0 mi), Fletcher (8,098 people, 4.3 mi) and Mills River (7,281 people, 5.9 mi).

Towns near Avery Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Royal Pines 4,325 4.0 mi
Fletcher 8,098 4.3 mi
Mills River 7,281 5.9 mi
Asheville 94,535 7.4 mi
Mountain Home 3,437 7.6 mi
Emma 2,657 9.6 mi
Etowah 7,968 11.1 mi
Hendersonville 15,408 11.8 mi
Woodfin 8,048 12.6 mi
Valley Hill 2,675 12.6 mi
Swannanoa 6,901 14.0 mi
Edneyville 2,716 14.1 mi
Flat Rock 3,530 15.3 mi
East Flat Rock 6,323 15.4 mi

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