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Sawmills ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Sawmills, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28630 and 28638. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
5,042
Area code
828

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

Sawmills in numbers

About 5,042 people live in Sawmills, in 1,908 households. The median household income is $71,067 a year, about the same as the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,600 (24% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $730 a month. The median age is 38.8; 12.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population5,042Sawmills5,042
Households1,908Sawmills1,908
Median age38.8Sawmills38.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,067Sawmills$71,067North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$219,600Sawmills$219,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$730Sawmills$730North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%Sawmills12.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.0 minSawmills23.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density763 / sq miSawmills763 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Sawmills

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sawmills
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28630 Granite Falls , NC Standard 19,382 $63,835 $202,400
28638 Hudson , NC Standard 12,363 $67,135 $207,500

Map of Sawmills ZIP codes

2863028638

The ZIP codes of Sawmills, 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 Sawmills

The nearest larger towns are Lenoir (18,299 people, 6.8 mi), Hickory (44,258 people, 10 mi) and St. Stephens (9,457 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Sawmills
TownPopulationDistance
Hudson 3,772 2.2 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 3.2 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 4.1 mi
Lenoir 18,299 6.8 mi
Valdese 4,704 6.9 mi
Gamewell 3,689 7.5 mi
Long View 5,011 8.3 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 9.8 mi
Hickory 44,258 10.3 mi
Mountain View 3,982 11.1 mi
St. Stephens 9,457 12.0 mi
Morganton 17,646 13.6 mi
Conover 8,580 16.2 mi
Newton 13,333 17.4 mi

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

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