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Cricket ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Cricket, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28659 and 28697. Its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
2,317
Area codes
336, 743

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

Cricket in numbers

About 2,317 people live in Cricket, in 795 households. The median household income is $39,859 a year, 45% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $140,600 (51% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $773 a month. The median age is 28.2; 13.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population2,317Cricket2,317
Households795Cricket795
Median age28.2Cricket28.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$39,859Cricket$39,859North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$140,600Cricket$140,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$773Cricket$773North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%Cricket13.8%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.1 minCricket19.1 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density655 / sq miCricket655 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Cricket

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

ZIP codes overlapping Cricket
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28659 North Wilkesboro , NC Standard 21,422 $50,280 $159,300
28697 Wilkesboro , NC Standard 13,412 $52,988 $218,500

Map of Cricket ZIP codes

2865928697

The ZIP codes of Cricket, 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 Cricket

The nearest larger towns are Wilkesboro (3,646 people, 2.0 mi), North Wilkesboro (4,421 people, 3.1 mi) and Elkin (4,043 people, 20 mi).

Towns near Cricket
TownPopulationDistance
Wilkesboro 3,646 2.0 mi
North Wilkesboro 4,421 3.1 mi
Elkin 4,043 20.4 mi
Jonesville 2,860 20.6 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 25.0 mi
Lenoir 18,299 25.9 mi
Boone 20,032 26.5 mi
Hudson 3,772 27.6 mi
St. Stephens 9,457 28.3 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 28.7 mi
Sawmills 5,042 29.0 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 29.2 mi
Yadkinville 3,004 29.9 mi

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

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