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Fairplains ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Fairplains, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28659. Its area codes are 336 and 743.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,803
Area codes
336, 743

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fairplains 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.

Fairplains in numbers

About 1,803 people live in Fairplains, in 753 households. The median household income is $38,585 a year, 47% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $140,200 (51% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $653 a month. The median age is 43.4; 13.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population1,803Fairplains1,803
Households753Fairplains753
Median age43.4Fairplains43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$38,585Fairplains$38,585North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$140,200Fairplains$140,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$653Fairplains$653North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%Fairplains13.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.9 minFairplains24.9 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density429 / sq miFairplains429 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Fairplains

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

ZIP codes overlapping Fairplains
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28659 North Wilkesboro , NC Standard 21,422 $50,280 $159,300

Map of Fairplains ZIP codes

28659

The ZIP codes of Fairplains, 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 Fairplains

The nearest larger towns are North Wilkesboro (4,421 people, 1.6 mi), Mulberry (2,037 people, 2.4 mi) and Cricket (2,317 people, 2.9 mi).

Towns near Fairplains
TownPopulationDistance
North Wilkesboro 4,421 1.6 mi
Wilkesboro 3,646 3.8 mi
Elkin 4,043 17.7 mi
Jonesville 2,860 18.0 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 27.2 mi
Yadkinville 3,004 27.8 mi
Boone 20,032 28.7 mi
Lenoir 18,299 28.7 mi

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

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