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St. Stephens ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for St. Stephens, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 28601 and 28613. Its area code is 828.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
9,457
Area code
828

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

St. Stephens in numbers

About 9,457 people live in St. Stephens, in 3,969 households. The median household income is $60,394 a year, 17% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,300 (26% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $958 a month. The median age is 43.2; 25.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population9,457St. Stephens9,457
Households3,969St. Stephens3,969
Median age43.2St. Stephens43.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,394St. Stephens$60,394North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$213,300St. Stephens$213,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$958St. Stephens$958North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%St. Stephens25.7%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.3 minSt. Stephens22.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,042 / sq miSt. Stephens1,042 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering St. Stephens

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

ZIP codes overlapping St. Stephens
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28601 Hickory , NC Standard 53,329 $67,817 $261,600
28613 Conover , NC Standard 23,357 $58,707 $230,100

Map of St. Stephens ZIP codes

2860128613

The ZIP codes of St. Stephens, 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 St. Stephens

The nearest larger towns are Hickory (44,258 people, 3.2 mi), Newton (13,333 people, 7.4 mi) and Lenoir (18,299 people, 17 mi).

Towns near St. Stephens
TownPopulationDistance
Hickory 44,258 3.2 mi
Bethlehem 4,101 4.0 mi
Conover 8,580 4.6 mi
Long View 5,011 6.9 mi
Newton 13,333 7.4 mi
Mountain View 3,982 7.8 mi
Granite Falls 4,929 8.8 mi
Sawmills 5,042 12.0 mi
Maiden 3,788 12.2 mi
Hudson 3,772 13.3 mi
Cajah's Mountain 2,704 15.9 mi
Valdese 4,704 16.8 mi
Lenoir 18,299 17.2 mi
Gamewell 3,689 19.5 mi

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