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Kings Mountain ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Kings Mountain, NC is 28086, and its area codes are 980 and 704.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
12,039
Area codes
980, 704

Mail addressed to Kings Mountain 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.

Kings Mountain in numbers

About 12,039 people live in Kings Mountain, in 4,633 households. The median household income is $49,564 a year, 32% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,100 (29% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $959 a month. The median age is 37.2; 17.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population12,039Kings Mountain12,039
Households4,633Kings Mountain4,633
Median age37.2Kings Mountain37.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,564Kings Mountain$49,564North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$204,100Kings Mountain$204,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$959Kings Mountain$959North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%Kings Mountain17.8%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.2 minKings Mountain25.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density825 / sq miKings Mountain825 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kings Mountain

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kings Mountain
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28086 Kings Mountain , NC Standard 29,460 $62,414 $207,300

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kings Mountain

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

ZIP codes overlapping Kings Mountain
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28016 Bessemer City , NC Standard 13,109 $57,147 $222,700
28150 Shelby , NC Standard 28,142 $55,832 $211,400

Map of Kings Mountain ZIP codes

28086

The ZIP codes of Kings Mountain, 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 Kings Mountain

The nearest larger towns are Gastonia (82,884 people, 9.3 mi), Shelby (22,100 people, 12 mi) and Belmont (15,546 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Kings Mountain
TownPopulationDistance
Bessemer City 5,580 5.1 mi
Gastonia 82,884 9.3 mi
Cherryville 6,226 10.4 mi
Dallas 6,104 11.0 mi
Clover, SC 7,234 11.3 mi
Shelby 22,100 11.6 mi
Ranlo 4,617 13.0 mi
Lowell 3,768 14.1 mi
Cramerton 5,450 15.6 mi
Stanley 4,069 16.7 mi
Belmont 15,546 17.5 mi
York, SC 8,969 17.7 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 17.7 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 17.7 mi

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