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Balfour ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Balfour, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28792 and 28791. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,134
Area code
828

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

Balfour in numbers

About 1,134 people live in Balfour, in 464 households. The median household income is $70,116 a year, 3% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,600 (about the same as the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $591 a month. The median age is 46.1; 32.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population1,134Balfour1,134
Households464Balfour464
Median age46.1Balfour46.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,116Balfour$70,116North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$292,600Balfour$292,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$591Balfour$591North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%Balfour32.2%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.8 minBalfour17.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density700 / sq miBalfour700 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Balfour

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

ZIP codes overlapping Balfour
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28791 Hendersonville , NC Standard 15,108 $78,827 $370,700
28792 Hendersonville , NC Standard 36,645 $55,522 $278,500

Map of Balfour ZIP codes

2879128792

The ZIP codes of Balfour, 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 Balfour

The nearest larger towns are Mountain Home (3,437 people, 1.4 mi), Hendersonville (15,408 people, 2.7 mi) and Laurel Park (2,408 people, 3.0 mi).

Towns near Balfour
TownPopulationDistance
Mountain Home 3,437 1.4 mi
Hendersonville 15,408 2.7 mi
Valley Hill 2,675 4.1 mi
Fletcher 8,098 5.6 mi
Mills River 7,281 6.0 mi
Flat Rock 3,530 6.3 mi
East Flat Rock 6,323 6.4 mi
Etowah 7,968 6.5 mi
Dana 4,147 7.5 mi
Royal Pines 4,325 8.8 mi
Avery Creek 2,887 9.1 mi
Edneyville 2,716 9.4 mi
Brevard 7,897 15.3 mi
Asheville 94,535 15.5 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Henderson County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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