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Balsam ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Balsam, NC is 28707, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
461
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Balsam itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Waynesville (6.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Balsam in numbers

About 461 people live in Balsam, in 199 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $334,000 (16% above the North Carolina median).

Population461Balsam461
Households199Balsam199
Median home value$334,000Balsam$334,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Balsam. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Balsam

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Balsam
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28707 Balsam , NC Standard 461 — $334,000

Map of Balsam ZIP codes

28707

The ZIP codes of Balsam, 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 Balsam

The nearest larger towns are Waynesville (10,502 people, 7.1 mi), Sylva (2,646 people, 8.7 mi) and Maggie Valley (2,112 people, 8.8 mi).

Towns near Balsam
TownPopulationDistance
Waynesville 10,502 7.1 mi
Sylva 2,646 8.7 mi
Cullowhee 7,973 8.9 mi
Lake Junaluska 3,175 10.5 mi
Canton 4,419 16.0 mi
Brevard 7,897 21.7 mi
Franklin 4,268 23.3 mi
Mills River 7,281 26.9 mi
Etowah 7,968 27.7 mi
Avery Creek 2,887 28.2 mi
Emma 2,657 30.0 mi

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