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Red Cross ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Red Cross, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 28097, 28129 and 28163. Its area codes are 704 and 980.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
903
Area codes
704, 980

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

Red Cross in numbers

About 903 people live in Red Cross, in 376 households. The median household income is $64,500 a year, 11% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $257,000 (11% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $711 a month. The median age is 38.0; 12.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population903Red Cross903
Households376Red Cross376
Median age38.0Red Cross38.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,500Red Cross$64,500North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$257,000Red Cross$257,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$711Red Cross$711North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%Red Cross12.8%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.7 minRed Cross26.7 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density242 / sq miRed Cross242 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Red Cross

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

ZIP codes overlapping Red Cross
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28097 Locust , NC Standard 8,303 $76,594 $314,400
28129 Oakboro , NC Standard 5,852 $69,906 $266,800
28163 Stanfield , NC Standard 6,491 $72,386 $313,900

Map of Red Cross ZIP codes

280972812928163

The ZIP codes of Red Cross, 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 Red Cross

The nearest larger towns are Oakboro (2,683 people, 3.0 mi), Locust (5,840 people, 4.2 mi) and Stanfield (1,522 people, 4.4 mi).

Towns near Red Cross
TownPopulationDistance
Oakboro 2,683 3.0 mi
Locust 5,840 4.2 mi
Midland 4,860 9.5 mi
Albemarle 16,762 11.6 mi
Fairview 3,619 11.9 mi
Unionville 6,954 15.6 mi
Harrisburg 19,633 16.2 mi
Mint Hill 27,556 17.6 mi
Concord 108,719 17.7 mi
Marshville 2,615 19.3 mi
Wingate 4,425 19.8 mi
Lake Park 3,431 19.8 mi
Stallings 16,886 19.9 mi
Rockwell 2,782 20.1 mi

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