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Cerro Gordo ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Cerro Gordo, NC is 28430, and its area code is 910.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
319
Area code
910

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cerro Gordo itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Fair Bluff (3.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Cerro Gordo in numbers

About 319 people live in Cerro Gordo, in 147 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $189,900 (34% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $734 a month. The median age is 48.4; 5.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 43 minutes.

Population319Cerro Gordo319
Households147Cerro Gordo147
Median age48.4Cerro Gordo48.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median home value$189,900Cerro Gordo$189,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$734Cerro Gordo$734North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%Cerro Gordo5.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute43.2 minCerro Gordo43.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density403 / sq miCerro Gordo403 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Cerro Gordo

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cerro Gordo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28430 Cerro Gordo , NC Standard 1,573 $68,356 $180,600

Map of Cerro Gordo ZIP codes

28430

The ZIP codes of Cerro Gordo, 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 Cerro Gordo

The nearest larger towns are Chadbourn (1,352 people, 5.9 mi), Fair Bluff (695 people, 6.0 mi) and Evergreen (421 people, 6.5 mi).

Towns near Cerro Gordo
TownPopulationDistance
Tabor City 3,777 12.0 mi
Whiteville 4,696 13.0 mi
Loris, SC 2,645 18.5 mi
Mullins, SC 3,914 20.3 mi
Lumberton 18,859 21.9 mi
Dillon, SC 6,354 26.0 mi
Elizabethtown 3,277 27.6 mi
Marion, SC 6,206 28.5 mi
Pembroke 2,822 28.7 mi

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