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Light Oak ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Light Oak, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28150 and 28152. Its area codes are 704 and 980.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
277
Area codes
704, 980

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Light Oak itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Shelby (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Light Oak in numbers

About 277 people live in Light Oak, in 110 households. The median household income is $63,333 a year, 13% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,200 (69% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 57.8; 0.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina).

Population277Light Oak277
Households110Light Oak110
Median age57.8Light Oak57.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,333Light Oak$63,333North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$89,200Light Oak$89,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%Light Oak0.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Population density193 / sq miLight Oak193 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Light Oak

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

ZIP codes overlapping Light Oak
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28150 Shelby , NC Standard 28,142 $55,832 $211,400
28152 Shelby , NC Standard 26,134 $57,806 $205,200

Map of Light Oak ZIP codes

2815028152

The ZIP codes of Light Oak, 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 Light Oak

The nearest larger towns are Shelby (22,100 people, 3.9 mi), Patterson Springs (845 people, 4.3 mi) and Earl (309 people, 7.1 mi).

Towns near Light Oak
TownPopulationDistance
Shelby 22,100 3.9 mi
Kings Mountain 12,039 8.0 mi
Cherryville 6,226 8.7 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 10.8 mi
Bessemer City 5,580 11.0 mi
East Gaffney, SC 2,824 16.2 mi
Gastonia 82,884 16.6 mi
Dallas 6,104 16.7 mi
Gaffney, SC 12,596 18.0 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 18.7 mi
Clover, SC 7,234 18.9 mi
Ranlo 4,617 19.6 mi
Lowell 3,768 21.0 mi
Stanley 4,069 22.2 mi

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