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High Shoals ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for High Shoals, NC is 28077, and its area codes are 704 and 980.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
534
Area codes
704, 980

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for High Shoals itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Lincolnton (5.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to High Shoals uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

High Shoals in numbers

About 534 people live in High Shoals, in 190 households. The median household income is $53,333 a year, 26% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $230,400 (20% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $968 a month. The median age is 30.5; 10.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population534High Shoals534
Households190High Shoals190
Median age30.5High Shoals30.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,333High Shoals$53,333North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$230,400High Shoals$230,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$968High Shoals$968North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%High Shoals10.4%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.2 minHigh Shoals20.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density205 / sq miHigh Shoals205 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as High Shoals

ZIP codes with the USPS city name High Shoals
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28077 High Shoals , NC Standard 258 $31,366 $312,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping High Shoals

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

ZIP codes overlapping High Shoals
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28034 Dallas , NC Standard 18,979 $62,083 $257,200
28092 Lincolnton , NC Standard 40,350 $60,984 $245,300

Map of High Shoals ZIP codes

28077

The ZIP codes of High Shoals, 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 High Shoals

The nearest larger towns are Alexis (635 people, 4.5 mi), Dallas (6,104 people, 5.1 mi) and Iron Station (934 people, 5.2 mi).

Towns near High Shoals
TownPopulationDistance
Dallas 6,104 5.1 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 6.3 mi
Stanley 4,069 6.7 mi
Ranlo 4,617 8.0 mi
Bessemer City 5,580 8.6 mi
Lowell 3,768 9.6 mi
Gastonia 82,884 9.8 mi
Cherryville 6,226 10.0 mi
Lowesville 3,874 11.3 mi
Mount Holly 18,208 12.2 mi
Cramerton 5,450 13.2 mi
Kings Mountain 12,039 13.5 mi
Maiden 3,788 14.0 mi
Westport 5,915 14.7 mi

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

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