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Ruth ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Ruth, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 28139. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
510
Area code
828

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

Ruth in numbers

About 510 people live in Ruth, in 198 households. The median household income is $51,250 a year, 29% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $138,300 (52% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $675 a month. The median age is 35.0; 14.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population510Ruth510
Households198Ruth198
Median age35.0Ruth35.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,250Ruth$51,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$138,300Ruth$138,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$675Ruth$675North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%Ruth14.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.8 minRuth24.8 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,203 / sq miRuth1,203 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Ruth

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

ZIP codes overlapping Ruth
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28139 Rutherfordton , NC Standard 20,008 $56,558 $240,200

Map of Ruth ZIP codes

28139

The ZIP codes of Ruth, 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 Ruth

The nearest larger towns are Rutherfordton (3,680 people, 1.6 mi), Spindale (4,131 people, 2.0 mi) and Forest City (7,363 people, 5.3 mi).

Towns near Ruth
TownPopulationDistance
Rutherfordton 3,680 1.6 mi
Spindale 4,131 2.0 mi
Forest City 7,363 5.3 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 18.2 mi
Landrum, SC 2,620 19.7 mi
Marion 7,579 20.5 mi
Edneyville 2,716 22.0 mi
Shelby 22,100 23.4 mi
Boiling Springs, SC 12,936 23.4 mi
Dana 4,147 23.8 mi
Inman, SC 3,166 24.6 mi
Valley Falls, SC 8,239 26.0 mi
Gaffney, SC 12,596 26.7 mi
Black Mountain 8,513 26.8 mi

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

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