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Sapphire ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Sapphire, NC is 28774, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,451
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sapphire itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Cashiers (6.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sapphire in numbers

About 1,451 people live in Sapphire, in 703 households. The median household income is $154,635 a year, 2.1 times the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $797,900 (2.8 times the North Carolina median).

Population1,451Sapphire1,451
Households703Sapphire703
Median household income$154,635Sapphire$154,635North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$797,900Sapphire$797,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Sapphire. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Sapphire

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sapphire
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28774 Sapphire , NC Standard 1,451 $154,635 $797,900

Map of Sapphire ZIP codes

28774

The ZIP codes of Sapphire, 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 Sapphire

The nearest larger towns are Cullowhee (7,973 people, 18 mi), Brevard (7,897 people, 18 mi) and Keowee Key, SC (3,351 people, 19 mi).

Towns near Sapphire
TownPopulationDistance
Cullowhee 7,973 18.3 mi
Brevard 7,897 18.4 mi
Keowee Key, SC 3,351 19.4 mi
Pickens, SC 3,155 21.6 mi
Franklin 4,268 22.6 mi
Walhalla, SC 4,157 22.6 mi
Sylva 2,646 23.2 mi
Liberty, SC 3,350 26.9 mi
Waynesville 10,502 27.1 mi
Etowah 7,968 27.2 mi
Central, SC 5,320 28.5 mi
Seneca, SC 8,993 28.5 mi
Westminster, SC 2,521 30.0 mi

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