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Kannapolis ZIP codes, North Carolina

Kannapolis, NC has 3 ZIP codes (28081, 28083 and 28082) and area codes 704 and 980. The largest is 28081.

USPS city name
3 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
57,890
Area codes
704, 980

Mail addressed to Kannapolis uses the ZIP codes above. 4 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Kannapolis in numbers

About 57,890 people live in Kannapolis, in 22,509 households, the 19th-largest of North Carolina's 771 census places. The median household income is $73,836 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $276,400 (4% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,319 a month. The median age is 36.9; 29.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population57,890Kannapolis57,890
Households22,509Kannapolis22,509
Median age36.9Kannapolis36.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$73,836Kannapolis$73,836North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$276,400Kannapolis$276,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,319Kannapolis$1,319North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%Kannapolis29.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.2 minKannapolis26.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,657 / sq miKannapolis1,657 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kannapolis

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kannapolis
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28081 Kannapolis , NC Standard 29,075 $71,665 $285,100
28083 Kannapolis , NC Standard 28,095 $66,257 $224,700
28082 Kannapolis , NC No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kannapolis

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

ZIP codes overlapping Kannapolis
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28023 China Grove , NC Standard 15,495 $62,257 $224,100
28025 Concord , NC Standard 58,334 $79,545 $306,800
28027 Concord , NC Standard 81,772 $92,219 $372,400
28036 Davidson , NC Standard 22,963 $156,496 $630,900

Map of Kannapolis ZIP codes

280812808328082

The ZIP codes of Kannapolis, 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 Kannapolis

The nearest larger towns are Concord (108,719 people, 6.0 mi), Huntersville (63,969 people, 14 mi) and Charlotte (903,844 people, 22 mi).

Towns near Kannapolis
TownPopulationDistance
Enochville 3,321 3.2 mi
Landis 3,765 5.1 mi
Concord 108,719 6.0 mi
China Grove 4,530 7.4 mi
Davidson 15,660 10.3 mi
Harrisburg 19,633 11.9 mi
Mooresville 52,381 12.9 mi
Cornelius 32,783 13.7 mi
Rockwell 2,782 13.8 mi
Huntersville 63,969 13.9 mi
Granite Quarry 3,043 14.1 mi
Salisbury 35,825 15.3 mi
Lake Norman of Iredell 12,494 17.0 mi
Midland 4,860 17.0 mi

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