Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — CITY/NC/IRON-STATION

Iron Station ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Iron Station, NC is 28080.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
934

Iron Station in numbers

About 934 people live in Iron Station, in 319 households. The median household income is $77,083 a year, 6% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,700 (45% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 43.4; 18.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population934Iron Station934
Households319Iron Station319
Median age43.4Iron Station43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,083Iron Station$77,083North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$158,700Iron Station$158,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%Iron Station18.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.2 minIron Station28.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density395 / sq miIron Station395 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Iron Station

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Iron Station
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28080 Iron Station , NC Standard 7,606 $71,997 $268,500

Map of Iron Station ZIP codes

28080

The ZIP codes of Iron Station, 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 Iron Station

The nearest larger towns are Lincolnton (11,783 people, 5.0 mi), Stanley (4,069 people, 7.7 mi) and Lowesville (3,874 people, 8.7 mi).

Towns near Iron Station
TownPopulationDistance
Lincolnton 11,783 5.0 mi
Stanley 4,069 7.7 mi
Lowesville 3,874 8.7 mi
Dallas 6,104 9.5 mi
Maiden 3,788 10.4 mi
Westport 5,915 10.4 mi
Ranlo 4,617 11.4 mi
Lowell 3,768 12.6 mi
Mount Holly 18,208 12.7 mi
Cherryville 6,226 13.5 mi
Lake Norman of Catawba 9,906 13.7 mi
Bessemer City 5,580 13.8 mi
Lake Norman of Iredell 12,494 14.1 mi
Gastonia 82,884 14.3 mi

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

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Iron Station, NC ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/nc/iron-station

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.