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Blowing Rock ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Blowing Rock, NC is 28605, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
992
Area code
828

Mail addressed to Blowing Rock uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Blowing Rock in numbers

About 992 people live in Blowing Rock, in 484 households. The median household income is $120,938 a year, 67% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $705,000 (2.4 times the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,278 a month. The median age is 59.7; 64.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population992Blowing Rock992
Households484Blowing Rock484
Median age59.7Blowing Rock59.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$120,938Blowing Rock$120,938North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$705,000Blowing Rock$705,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,278Blowing Rock$1,278North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.2%Blowing Rock64.2%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.1 minBlowing Rock22.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density306 / sq miBlowing Rock306 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Blowing Rock

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Blowing Rock
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28605 Blowing Rock , NC Standard 3,883 $76,477 $552,400

Other ZIP codes overlapping Blowing Rock

These ZIP codes cover part of Blowing Rock but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Blowing Rock
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28645 Lenoir , NC Standard 45,997 $51,650 $175,500

Map of Blowing Rock ZIP codes

28605

The ZIP codes of Blowing Rock, 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 Blowing Rock

The nearest larger towns are Boone (20,032 people, 5.8 mi), Foscoe (1,226 people, 6.3 mi) and Banner Elk (1,473 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Blowing Rock
TownPopulationDistance
Boone 20,032 5.8 mi
Lenoir 18,299 17.2 mi
Gamewell 3,689 18.7 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 20.6 mi
Hudson 3,772 21.9 mi
Sawmills 5,042 24.0 mi
Mountain City, TN 2,542 24.8 mi
Valdese 4,704 26.3 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 26.6 mi
Morganton 17,646 26.9 mi
Wilkesboro 3,646 27.3 mi
North Wilkesboro 4,421 29.6 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 29.7 mi

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