ZIP code · Cullowhee · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28723 — Cullowhee
ZIP code 28723 serves Cullowhee, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28723Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Cullowhee
- County
- Jackson FIPS 37099
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2409, -83.1475 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 11,427 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 102 / sq mi
- Land area
- 112 sq mi (290 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $43,539
- Per-capita income
- $22,336
- Median age
- 22.1
- Households
- 3,848
- Housing units
- 5,600
- Median home value
- $308,800
- Median gross rent
- $842 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-11 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °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
- 828Telephone 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 28723
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 49 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CULLOWHEE (5.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28723
- 3 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 17 restaurants & cafés
- 8 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 6 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 18 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 2 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 3 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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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
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