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Mountain View ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Mountain View, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28602. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,982
Area code
828

Mountain View in numbers

About 3,982 people live in Mountain View, in 1,441 households. The median household income is $71,792 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $222,500 (23% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $956 a month. The median age is 42.1; 24.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population3,982Mountain View3,982
Households1,441Mountain View1,441
Median age42.1Mountain View42.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,792Mountain View$71,792North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$222,500Mountain View$222,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$956Mountain View$956North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%Mountain View24.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.2 minMountain View19.2 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density855 / sq miMountain View855 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Mountain View

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

ZIP codes overlapping Mountain View
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28602 Hickory , NC Standard 31,113 $62,048 $212,900

Map of Mountain View ZIP codes

28602

The ZIP codes of Mountain View, 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 Mountain View

The nearest larger towns are Long View (5,011 people, 2.9 mi), Hickory (44,258 people, 4.8 mi) and St. Stephens (9,457 people, 7.8 mi).

Towns near Mountain View
TownPopulationDistance
Long View 5,011 2.9 mi
Hickory 44,258 4.8 mi
St. Stephens 9,457 7.8 mi
Newton 13,333 7.8 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 8.5 mi
Conover 8,580 8.8 mi
Maiden 3,788 10.0 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 10.0 mi
Sawmills 5,042 11.1 mi
Valdese 4,704 12.5 mi
Hudson 3,772 13.2 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 14.9 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 16.1 mi
Lenoir 18,299 17.8 mi

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

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