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Cajah's Mountain ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Cajah's Mountain, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 28645, 28630 and 28638. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
2,704
Area code
828

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

Cajah's Mountain in numbers

About 2,704 people live in Cajah's Mountain, in 857 households. The median household income is $53,361 a year, 26% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,800 (30% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $729 a month. The median age is 40.3; 14.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population2,704Cajah's Mountain2,704
Households857Cajah's Mountain857
Median age40.3Cajah's Mountain40.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,361Cajah's Mountain$53,361North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$201,800Cajah's Mountain$201,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$729Cajah's Mountain$729North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%Cajah's Mountain14.4%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.8 minCajah's Mountain26.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density798 / sq miCajah's Mountain798 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Cajah's Mountain

These ZIP codes cover part of Cajah's Mountain but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Cajah's Mountain
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28630 Granite Falls , NC Standard 19,382 $63,835 $202,400
28638 Hudson , NC Standard 12,363 $67,135 $207,500
28645 Lenoir , NC Standard 45,997 $51,650 $175,500

Map of Cajah's Mountain ZIP codes

286302863828645

The ZIP codes of Cajah's 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 Cajah's Mountain

The nearest larger towns are Hudson (3,772 people, 2.8 mi), Gamewell (3,689 people, 3.6 mi) and Lenoir (18,299 people, 4.0 mi).

Towns near Cajah's Mountain
TownPopulationDistance
Hudson 3,772 2.8 mi
Gamewell 3,689 3.6 mi
Lenoir 18,299 4.0 mi
Sawmills 5,042 4.1 mi
Valdese 4,704 6.9 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 7.3 mi
Morganton 17,646 11.9 mi
Long View 5,011 12.2 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 13.4 mi
Hickory 44,258 14.3 mi
Mountain View 3,982 14.9 mi
St. Stephens 9,457 15.9 mi
Conover 8,580 20.2 mi
Newton 13,333 21.4 mi

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