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Elk Park ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Elk Park, NC is 28622, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
560
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Elk Park itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Banner Elk (5.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Elk Park in numbers

About 560 people live in Elk Park, in 265 households. The median household income is $41,583 a year, 43% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,400 (44% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $241 a month. The median age is 44.9; 14.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population560Elk Park560
Households265Elk Park265
Median age44.9Elk Park44.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$41,583Elk Park$41,583North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$160,400Elk Park$160,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$241Elk Park$241North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%Elk Park14.4%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.2 minElk Park25.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density810 / sq miElk Park810 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Elk Park

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Elk Park
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28622 Elk Park , NC Standard 2,565 $44,028 $169,900

Map of Elk Park ZIP codes

28622

The ZIP codes of Elk Park, 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 Elk Park

The nearest larger towns are Roan Mountain, TN (797 people, 5.4 mi), Newland (866 people, 5.7 mi) and Banner Elk (1,473 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near Elk Park
TownPopulationDistance
Boone 20,032 18.0 mi
Elizabethton, TN 14,374 19.0 mi
Unicoi, TN 3,806 19.9 mi
Mountain City, TN 2,542 23.6 mi
Erwin, TN 5,988 24.1 mi
Johnson City, TN 72,222 25.7 mi
Jonesborough, TN 6,232 29.2 mi
Gamewell 3,689 29.5 mi

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