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Gamewell ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Gamewell, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28645. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,689
Area code
828

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

Gamewell in numbers

About 3,689 people live in Gamewell, in 1,439 households. The median household income is $46,556 a year, 36% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,100 (41% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $808 a month. The median age is 46.7; 4.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 40 minutes.

Population3,689Gamewell3,689
Households1,439Gamewell1,439
Median age46.7Gamewell46.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,556Gamewell$46,556North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$170,100Gamewell$170,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$808Gamewell$808North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.0%Gamewell4.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute39.7 minGamewell39.7 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density455 / sq miGamewell455 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Gamewell

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

ZIP codes overlapping Gamewell
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28645 Lenoir , NC Standard 45,997 $51,650 $175,500

Map of Gamewell ZIP codes

28645

The ZIP codes of Gamewell, 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 Gamewell

The nearest larger towns are Lenoir (18,299 people, 5.1 mi), Hudson (3,772 people, 6.3 mi) and Sawmills (5,042 people, 7.5 mi).

Towns near Gamewell
TownPopulationDistance
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 3.6 mi
Lenoir 18,299 5.1 mi
Hudson 3,772 6.3 mi
Sawmills 5,042 7.5 mi
Valdese 4,704 7.6 mi
Morganton 17,646 10.3 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 10.8 mi
Long View 5,011 15.4 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 16.9 mi
Hickory 44,258 17.8 mi
Mountain View 3,982 17.9 mi
St. Stephens 9,457 19.5 mi
Conover 8,580 23.7 mi
Boone 20,032 24.5 mi

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

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