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Tuckasegee ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Tuckasegee, NC is 28783, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,785
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Tuckasegee itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Cullowhee (5.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Tuckasegee in numbers

About 1,785 people live in Tuckasegee, in 643 households. The median household income is $51,350 a year, 29% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,900 (about the same as the North Carolina median).

Population1,785Tuckasegee1,785
Households643Tuckasegee643
Median household income$51,350Tuckasegee$51,350North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$290,900Tuckasegee$290,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Tuckasegee

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Tuckasegee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28783 Tuckasegee , NC Standard 1,785 $51,350 $290,900

Map of Tuckasegee ZIP codes

28783

The ZIP codes of Tuckasegee, 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 Tuckasegee

The nearest larger towns are Cullowhee (7,973 people, 10 mi), Sylva (2,646 people, 14 mi) and Brevard (7,897 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Tuckasegee
TownPopulationDistance
Cullowhee 7,973 10.2 mi
Sylva 2,646 14.4 mi
Brevard 7,897 16.5 mi
Waynesville 10,502 16.9 mi
Lake Junaluska 3,175 20.1 mi
Franklin 4,268 20.8 mi
Canton 4,419 22.6 mi
Etowah 7,968 24.8 mi
Mills River 7,281 26.2 mi
Avery Creek 2,887 29.6 mi
Keowee Key, SC 3,351 29.8 mi

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