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Brookford ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Brookford, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28602. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
390
Area code
828

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

Brookford in numbers

About 390 people live in Brookford, in 170 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,300 (55% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $909 a month. The median age is 28.1; 7.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population390Brookford390
Households170Brookford170
Median age28.1Brookford28.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median home value$131,300Brookford$131,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$909Brookford$909North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%Brookford7.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.0 minBrookford23.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density638 / sq miBrookford638 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Brookford

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

ZIP codes overlapping Brookford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28602 Hickory , NC Standard 31,113 $62,048 $212,900

Map of Brookford ZIP codes

28602

The ZIP codes of Brookford, 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 Brookford

The nearest larger towns are Mountain View (3,982 people, 2.0 mi), Long View (5,011 people, 2.7 mi) and Hickory (44,258 people, 2.9 mi).

Towns near Brookford
TownPopulationDistance
Mountain View 3,982 2.0 mi
Long View 5,011 2.7 mi
Hickory 44,258 2.9 mi
St. Stephens 9,457 5.8 mi
Newton 13,333 6.9 mi
Conover 8,580 7.2 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 7.9 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 8.3 mi
Maiden 3,788 10.0 mi
Sawmills 5,042 10.8 mi
Hudson 3,772 12.8 mi
Valdese 4,704 13.3 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 14.8 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 16.8 mi

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zipcodes.pro. “Brookford, NC ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/nc/brookford

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