ZIP code · Chimney Rock · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28720 — Chimney Rock
ZIP code 28720 serves Chimney Rock, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28720Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Chimney Rock
- County
- Rutherford FIPS 37161
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4369, -82.2417 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 135 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 15 / sq mi
- Land area
- 9.3 sq mi (24 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Per-capita income
- $56,259
- Median age
- 58.4
- Households
- 70
- Housing units
- 170
- Median home value
- $361,100
- Median gross rent
- $1,358 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-14 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 828 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 28720
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 28°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 50 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 63 | 53 |
| Avg low °F | 28 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAKE LURE 2 (3.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28720
- 7 restaurants & cafés
- 2 parks
- 1 post offices
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page