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Deep Gap ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Deep Gap, NC is 28618, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,208
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Deep Gap itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Boone (7.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Deep Gap in numbers

About 2,208 people live in Deep Gap, in 837 households. The median household income is $59,653 a year, 18% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $338,400 (17% above the North Carolina median).

Population2,208Deep Gap2,208
Households837Deep Gap837
Median household income$59,653Deep Gap$59,653North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$338,400Deep Gap$338,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Deep Gap. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Deep Gap

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Deep Gap
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28618 Deep Gap , NC Standard 2,208 $59,653 $338,400

Map of Deep Gap ZIP codes

28618

The ZIP codes of Deep Gap, 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 Deep Gap

The nearest larger towns are Boone (20,032 people, 8.3 mi), Cricket (2,317 people, 18 mi) and Wilkesboro (3,646 people, 20 mi).

Towns near Deep Gap
TownPopulationDistance
Boone 20,032 8.3 mi
Wilkesboro 3,646 19.6 mi
Lenoir 18,299 21.1 mi
North Wilkesboro 4,421 21.3 mi
Mountain City, TN 2,542 23.9 mi
Gamewell 3,689 24.6 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 25.1 mi
Hudson 3,772 25.3 mi
Sawmills 5,042 27.5 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 29.2 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 29.9 mi

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

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