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Foscoe ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Foscoe, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28607 and 28604. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,226
Area code
828

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

Foscoe in numbers

About 1,226 people live in Foscoe, in 545 households. The median household income is $49,243 a year, 32% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $325,800 (13% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $928 a month. The median age is 53.0; 39.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population1,226Foscoe1,226
Households545Foscoe545
Median age53.0Foscoe53.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,243Foscoe$49,243North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$325,800Foscoe$325,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$928Foscoe$928North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%Foscoe39.9%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.3 minFoscoe23.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density212 / sq miFoscoe212 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Foscoe

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

ZIP codes overlapping Foscoe
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28604 Banner Elk , NC Standard 7,869 $76,319 $383,800
28607 Boone , NC Standard 35,679 $46,639 $378,600

Map of Foscoe ZIP codes

2860428607

The ZIP codes of Foscoe, 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 Foscoe

The nearest larger towns are Banner Elk (1,473 people, 5.1 mi), Boone (20,032 people, 7.5 mi) and Cove Creek (1,629 people, 9.4 mi).

Towns near Foscoe
TownPopulationDistance
Boone 20,032 7.5 mi
Mountain City, TN 2,542 22.0 mi
Lenoir 18,299 22.0 mi
Gamewell 3,689 22.3 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 24.8 mi
Hudson 3,772 26.6 mi
Sawmills 5,042 28.6 mi
Morganton 17,646 28.7 mi
Elizabethton, TN 14,374 28.8 mi
Valdese 4,704 29.7 mi

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