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Bakersville ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Bakersville, NC is 28705, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
747
Area code
828

Bakersville in numbers

About 747 people live in Bakersville, in 332 households. The median household income is $50,263 a year, 31% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,300 (20% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $504 a month. The median age is 48.3; 11.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 14 minutes.

Population747Bakersville747
Households332Bakersville332
Median age48.3Bakersville48.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,263Bakersville$50,263North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$231,300Bakersville$231,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$504Bakersville$504North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%Bakersville11.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute14.3 minBakersville14.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density983 / sq miBakersville983 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Bakersville

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bakersville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28705 Bakersville , NC Standard 6,732 $54,858 $220,600

Map of Bakersville ZIP codes

28705

The ZIP codes of Bakersville, 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 Bakersville

The nearest larger towns are Spruce Pine (2,398 people, 8.6 mi), Burnsville (2,082 people, 10 mi) and Roan Mountain, TN (797 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Bakersville
TownPopulationDistance
Erwin, TN 5,988 16.8 mi
Unicoi, TN 3,806 17.2 mi
Elizabethton, TN 14,374 22.8 mi
Marion 7,579 25.0 mi
Mars Hill 3,025 25.4 mi
Johnson City, TN 72,222 25.8 mi
Jonesborough, TN 6,232 26.3 mi
Black Mountain 8,513 29.2 mi

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