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Linville ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Linville, NC is 28646, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
291
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Linville itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Newland (6.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Linville 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.

Linville in numbers

About 291 people live in Linville, in 148 households. The median household income is $75,833 a year, 5% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median age is 59.2; 18.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina).

Population291Linville291
Households148Linville148
Median age59.2Linville59.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,833Linville$75,833North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%Linville18.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Population density163 / sq miLinville163 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Linville

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Linville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28646 Linville , NC Standard 382 $76,736 $371,300

Other ZIP codes overlapping Linville

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

ZIP codes overlapping Linville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28657 Newland , NC Standard 8,188 $59,702 $240,300

Map of Linville ZIP codes

28646

The ZIP codes of Linville, 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 Linville

The nearest larger towns are Newland (866 people, 3.4 mi), Sugar Mountain (539 people, 4.1 mi) and Banner Elk (1,473 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near Linville
TownPopulationDistance
Boone 20,032 15.3 mi
Gamewell 3,689 20.8 mi
Lenoir 18,299 22.3 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 24.0 mi
Morganton 17,646 24.5 mi
Hudson 3,772 26.3 mi
Valdese 4,704 27.3 mi
Unicoi, TN 3,806 27.7 mi
Elizabethton, TN 14,374 27.8 mi
Marion 7,579 28.0 mi
Mountain City, TN 2,542 28.0 mi
Sawmills 5,042 28.0 mi

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