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Glenwood ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Glenwood, NC is 28737, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
226
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Glenwood itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Marion (2.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Glenwood 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.

Glenwood in numbers

About 226 people live in Glenwood, in 85 households. The median household income is $120,694 a year, 67% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median age is 46.3; 58.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina).

Population226Glenwood226
Households85Glenwood85
Median age46.3Glenwood46.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$120,694Glenwood$120,694North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%Glenwood58.8%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Population density140 / sq miGlenwood140 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Glenwood

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Glenwood
ZIP City Type
28737 Glenwood , NC No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Glenwood

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

ZIP codes overlapping Glenwood
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28752 Marion , NC Standard 30,292 $55,783 $166,000

Towns near Glenwood

The nearest larger towns are West Marion (1,066 people, 3.2 mi), Marion (7,579 people, 4.3 mi) and Nebo (1,670 people, 7.9 mi).

Towns near Glenwood
TownPopulationDistance
Marion 7,579 4.3 mi
Rutherfordton 3,680 17.4 mi
Spindale 4,131 18.0 mi
Morganton 17,646 18.1 mi
Black Mountain 8,513 19.3 mi
Forest City 7,363 20.4 mi
Swannanoa 6,901 22.7 mi
Edneyville 2,716 24.7 mi
Valdese 4,704 25.0 mi
Gamewell 3,689 27.6 mi
Dana 4,147 29.5 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 29.8 mi

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

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