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Vilas ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Vilas, NC is 28692, and its area code is 828.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
4,367
Area code
828

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Vilas itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Sugar Grove (3.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Vilas in numbers

About 4,367 people live in Vilas, in 2,228 households. The median household income is $43,103 a year, 40% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $324,900 (12% above the North Carolina median).

Population4,367Vilas4,367
Households2,228Vilas2,228
Median household income$43,103Vilas$43,103North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$324,900Vilas$324,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Vilas

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Vilas
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28692 Vilas , NC Standard 4,367 $43,103 $324,900

Map of Vilas ZIP codes

28692

The ZIP codes of Vilas, 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 Vilas

The nearest larger towns are Boone (20,032 people, 12 mi), Elizabethton, TN (14,374 people, 22 mi) and Bristol, TN (27,636 people, 27 mi).

Towns near Vilas
TownPopulationDistance
Mountain City, TN 2,542 10.9 mi
Boone 20,032 11.9 mi
Elizabethton, TN 14,374 22.3 mi
Bristol, TN 27,636 27.0 mi
Bristol, VA 16,849 27.4 mi
Abingdon, VA 8,330 28.1 mi
Unicoi, TN 3,806 28.1 mi

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