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Bent Creek ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Bent Creek, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28806. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,384
Area code
828

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

Bent Creek in numbers

About 1,384 people live in Bent Creek, in 463 households. The median household income is $72,176 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $404,000 (40% above the North Carolina median). The median age is 47.2; 35.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population1,384Bent Creek1,384
Households463Bent Creek463
Median age47.2Bent Creek47.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,176Bent Creek$72,176North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$404,000Bent Creek$404,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%Bent Creek35.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.8 minBent Creek19.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density626 / sq miBent Creek626 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Bent Creek

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

ZIP codes overlapping Bent Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28806 Asheville , NC Standard 43,433 $63,273 $359,200

Map of Bent Creek ZIP codes

28806

The ZIP codes of Bent Creek, 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 Bent Creek

The nearest larger towns are Avery Creek (2,887 people, 4.1 mi), Biltmore Forest (1,587 people, 4.7 mi) and Asheville (94,535 people, 5.5 mi).

Towns near Bent Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Avery Creek 2,887 4.1 mi
Asheville 94,535 5.5 mi
Emma 2,657 6.4 mi
Royal Pines 4,325 6.8 mi
Fletcher 8,098 8.2 mi
Mills River 7,281 9.1 mi
Woodfin 8,048 9.4 mi
Mountain Home 3,437 11.7 mi
Canton 4,419 12.3 mi
Weaverville 4,687 13.5 mi
Swannanoa 6,901 14.3 mi
Etowah 7,968 14.4 mi
Hendersonville 15,408 15.8 mi
Valley Hill 2,675 16.6 mi

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

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