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Glen Alpine ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Glen Alpine, NC is 28628, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,991
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Glen Alpine itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Morganton (2.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Glen Alpine uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Glen Alpine in numbers

About 1,991 people live in Glen Alpine, in 686 households. The median household income is $69,697 a year, 4% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,800 (40% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $871 a month. The median age is 36.6; 27.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population1,991Glen Alpine1,991
Households686Glen Alpine686
Median age36.6Glen Alpine36.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,697Glen Alpine$69,697North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$172,800Glen Alpine$172,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$871Glen Alpine$871North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%Glen Alpine27.2%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.2 minGlen Alpine26.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density927 / sq miGlen Alpine927 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Glen Alpine

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Glen Alpine
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28628 Glen Alpine , NC Standard 60 $74,375 —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Glen Alpine

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

ZIP codes overlapping Glen Alpine
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28655 Morganton , NC Standard 55,100 $57,713 $191,800

Map of Glen Alpine ZIP codes

28628

The ZIP codes of Glen Alpine, 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 Glen Alpine

The nearest larger towns are Morganton (17,646 people, 4.7 mi), Salem (2,377 people, 5.1 mi) and Drexel (2,146 people, 9.9 mi).

Towns near Glen Alpine
TownPopulationDistance
Morganton 17,646 4.7 mi
Valdese 4,704 11.9 mi
Marion 7,579 12.8 mi
Gamewell 3,689 13.9 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 16.1 mi
Sawmills 5,042 18.2 mi
Hudson 3,772 18.4 mi
Lenoir 18,299 18.9 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 20.6 mi
Long View 5,011 22.3 mi
Mountain View 3,982 23.4 mi
Hickory 44,258 25.9 mi
Spindale 4,131 26.8 mi
Rutherfordton 3,680 27.3 mi

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