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Balsam Grove ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Balsam Grove, NC is 28708, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
456
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Balsam Grove itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Brevard (8.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Balsam Grove in numbers

About 456 people live in Balsam Grove, in 174 households. The median household income is $70,435 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $242,900 (16% below the North Carolina median).

Population456Balsam Grove456
Households174Balsam Grove174
Median household income$70,435Balsam Grove$70,435North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$242,900Balsam Grove$242,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Balsam Grove

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Balsam Grove
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28708 Balsam Grove , NC Standard 456 $70,435 $242,900

Map of Balsam Grove ZIP codes

28708

The ZIP codes of Balsam Grove, 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 Grove

The nearest larger towns are Brevard (7,897 people, 7.6 mi), Rosman (699 people, 8.9 mi) and Etowah (7,968 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Balsam Grove
TownPopulationDistance
Brevard 7,897 7.6 mi
Etowah 7,968 15.5 mi
Waynesville 10,502 16.8 mi
Mills River 7,281 17.1 mi
Canton 4,419 18.1 mi
Cullowhee 7,973 18.3 mi
Lake Junaluska 3,175 19.0 mi
Valley Hill 2,675 20.8 mi
Avery Creek 2,887 21.0 mi
Mountain Home 3,437 21.3 mi
Sylva 2,646 21.5 mi
Fletcher 8,098 22.8 mi
Flat Rock 3,530 23.0 mi
Hendersonville 15,408 23.1 mi

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