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Hot Springs ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Hot Springs, NC is 28743, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
567
Area code
828

Mail addressed to Hot Springs 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.

Hot Springs in numbers

About 567 people live in Hot Springs, in 229 households. The median household income is $44,688 a year, 38% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,200 (38% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $521 a month. The median age is 44.5; 26.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population567Hot Springs567
Households229Hot Springs229
Median age44.5Hot Springs44.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,688Hot Springs$44,688North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$179,200Hot Springs$179,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$521Hot Springs$521North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%Hot Springs26.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.8 minHot Springs24.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density198 / sq miHot Springs198 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Hot Springs

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Hot Springs
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28743 Hot Springs , NC Standard 2,211 $58,011 $162,800

Other ZIP codes overlapping Hot Springs

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

ZIP codes overlapping Hot Springs
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28753 Marshall , NC Standard 10,389 $52,304 $292,800

Map of Hot Springs ZIP codes

28743

The ZIP codes of Hot Springs, 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 Hot Springs

The nearest larger towns are Marshall (961 people, 11 mi), Mars Hill (3,025 people, 16 mi) and Greeneville, TN (15,646 people, 19 mi).

Towns near Hot Springs
TownPopulationDistance
Mars Hill 3,025 16.4 mi
Greeneville, TN 15,646 19.0 mi
Tusculum, TN 3,337 20.0 mi
Weaverville 4,687 20.4 mi
Newport, TN 6,881 21.1 mi
Woodfin 8,048 21.6 mi
Mosheim, TN 2,511 22.3 mi
Emma 2,657 24.0 mi
Canton 4,419 25.0 mi
Lake Junaluska 3,175 26.4 mi
Asheville 94,535 27.2 mi
Erwin, TN 5,988 29.1 mi
White Pine, TN 2,565 29.3 mi
Waynesville 10,502 29.7 mi

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