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Horse Shoe ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Horse Shoe, NC is 28742, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
1,490
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Horse Shoe itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Arden (7.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Horse Shoe uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Horse Shoe in numbers

About 1,490 people live in Horse Shoe, in 653 households. The median household income is $64,096 a year, 11% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $407,500 (41% above the North Carolina median). The median age is 55.2; 44.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population1,490Horse Shoe1,490
Households653Horse Shoe653
Median age55.2Horse Shoe55.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,096Horse Shoe$64,096North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$407,500Horse Shoe$407,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%Horse Shoe44.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.4 minHorse Shoe23.4 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density200 / sq miHorse Shoe200 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Horse Shoe

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Horse Shoe
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28742 Horse Shoe , NC Standard 2,710 $99,007 $414,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Horse Shoe

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

ZIP codes overlapping Horse Shoe
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28739 Hendersonville , NC Standard 20,843 $73,582 $394,900
28759 Mills River , NC Standard 7,555 $107,609 $444,300
28791 Hendersonville , NC Standard 15,108 $78,827 $370,700

Map of Horse Shoe ZIP codes

28742

The ZIP codes of Horse Shoe, 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 Horse Shoe

The nearest larger towns are Etowah (7,968 people, 2.4 mi), Laurel Park (2,408 people, 3.6 mi) and Mills River (7,281 people, 3.7 mi).

Towns near Horse Shoe
TownPopulationDistance
Etowah 7,968 2.4 mi
Mills River 7,281 3.7 mi
Mountain Home 3,437 4.3 mi
Valley Hill 2,675 4.8 mi
Hendersonville 15,408 6.1 mi
Fletcher 8,098 7.6 mi
Flat Rock 3,530 7.7 mi
East Flat Rock 6,323 9.0 mi
Avery Creek 2,887 9.2 mi
Royal Pines 4,325 10.7 mi
Brevard 7,897 11.0 mi
Dana 4,147 11.4 mi
Edneyville 2,716 13.8 mi
Asheville 94,535 16.5 mi

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

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