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Barker Heights ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Barker Heights, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28792. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,074
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Barker Heights 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.

Barker Heights in numbers

About 1,074 people live in Barker Heights, in 520 households. The median household income is $29,277 a year, 60% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,300 (34% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 47.3; 3.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population1,074Barker Heights1,074
Households520Barker Heights520
Median age47.3Barker Heights47.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$29,277Barker Heights$29,277North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$190,300Barker Heights$190,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.0%Barker Heights3.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute16.1 minBarker Heights16.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,093 / sq miBarker Heights1,093 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Barker Heights

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

ZIP codes overlapping Barker Heights
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28792 Hendersonville , NC Standard 36,645 $55,522 $278,500

Map of Barker Heights ZIP codes

28792

The ZIP codes of Barker Heights, 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 Barker Heights

The nearest larger towns are Hendersonville (15,408 people, 1.3 mi), East Flat Rock (6,323 people, 2.4 mi) and Flat Rock (3,530 people, 2.9 mi).

Towns near Barker Heights
TownPopulationDistance
Hendersonville 15,408 1.3 mi
East Flat Rock 6,323 2.4 mi
Flat Rock 3,530 2.9 mi
Valley Hill 2,675 3.1 mi
Dana 4,147 4.6 mi
Mountain Home 3,437 5.5 mi
Etowah 7,968 8.3 mi
Edneyville 2,716 8.9 mi
Fletcher 8,098 9.4 mi
Mills River 7,281 9.7 mi
Royal Pines 4,325 12.3 mi
Avery Creek 2,887 13.1 mi
Brevard 7,897 16.7 mi
Landrum, SC 2,620 17.1 mi

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

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