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Green Mountain ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Green Mountain, NC is 28740, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,158
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Green Mountain itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Bakersville (8.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Green Mountain in numbers

About 2,158 people live in Green Mountain, in 1,038 households. The median household income is $48,214 a year, 33% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,000 (26% below the North Carolina median).

Population2,158Green Mountain2,158
Households1,038Green Mountain1,038
Median household income$48,214Green Mountain$48,214North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$213,000Green Mountain$213,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Green Mountain. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Green Mountain

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Green Mountain
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28740 Green Mountain , NC Standard 2,158 $48,214 $213,000

Map of Green Mountain ZIP codes

28740

The ZIP codes of Green Mountain, 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 Green Mountain

The nearest larger towns are Erwin, TN (5,988 people, 10 mi), Unicoi, TN (3,806 people, 14 mi) and Spruce Pine (2,398 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Green Mountain
TownPopulationDistance
Erwin, TN 5,988 10.2 mi
Unicoi, TN 3,806 13.6 mi
Mars Hill 3,025 19.3 mi
Jonesborough, TN 6,232 21.0 mi
Elizabethton, TN 14,374 22.0 mi
Johnson City, TN 72,222 22.3 mi
Weaverville 4,687 26.6 mi
Tusculum, TN 3,337 26.6 mi
Black Mountain 8,513 28.4 mi
Oak Grove, TN 4,626 28.5 mi
Marion 7,579 29.6 mi
Swannanoa 6,901 29.7 mi

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