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Beech Mountain ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Beech Mountain, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28604. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
987
Area code
828

Beech Mountain in numbers

About 987 people live in Beech Mountain, in 515 households. The median household income is $90,855 a year, 26% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $443,500 (54% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,137 a month. The median age is 61.7; 53.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population987Beech Mountain987
Households515Beech Mountain515
Median age61.7Beech Mountain61.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,855Beech Mountain$90,855North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$443,500Beech Mountain$443,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,137Beech Mountain$1,137North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.4%Beech Mountain53.4%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.1 minBeech Mountain27.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density152 / sq miBeech Mountain152 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Beech Mountain

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

ZIP codes overlapping Beech Mountain
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28604 Banner Elk , NC Standard 7,869 $76,319 $383,800

Map of Beech Mountain ZIP codes

28604

The ZIP codes of Beech Mountain, 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 Beech Mountain

The nearest larger towns are Banner Elk (1,473 people, 3.7 mi), Foscoe (1,226 people, 7.4 mi) and Cove Creek (1,629 people, 7.7 mi).

Towns near Beech Mountain
TownPopulationDistance
Boone 20,032 12.4 mi
Mountain City, TN 2,542 18.5 mi
Elizabethton, TN 14,374 21.5 mi
Unicoi, TN 3,806 24.7 mi
Gamewell 3,689 28.9 mi
Johnson City, TN 72,222 29.0 mi
Lenoir 18,299 29.1 mi
Erwin, TN 5,988 29.6 mi

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

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