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Union Mills ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Union Mills, NC is 28167, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,253
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Union Mills itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Rutherfordton (11.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Union Mills in numbers

About 2,253 people live in Union Mills, in 933 households. The median household income is $59,732 a year, 17% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,500 (19% below the North Carolina median).

Population2,253Union Mills2,253
Households933Union Mills933
Median household income$59,732Union Mills$59,732North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$234,500Union Mills$234,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Union Mills

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Union Mills
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28167 Union Mills , NC Standard 2,253 $59,732 $234,500

Map of Union Mills ZIP codes

28167

The ZIP codes of Union Mills, 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 Union Mills

The nearest larger towns are Rutherfordton (3,680 people, 9.8 mi), Spindale (4,131 people, 10 mi) and Marion (7,579 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Union Mills
TownPopulationDistance
Rutherfordton 3,680 9.8 mi
Spindale 4,131 10.3 mi
Marion 7,579 12.0 mi
Forest City 7,363 12.9 mi
Morganton 17,646 21.8 mi
Black Mountain 8,513 21.9 mi
Edneyville 2,716 22.3 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 24.2 mi
Swannanoa 6,901 24.9 mi
Dana 4,147 26.0 mi
Landrum, SC 2,620 26.2 mi
Shelby 22,100 27.7 mi
Valdese 4,704 27.7 mi

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

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