ZIP code · Deep Gap · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 28618 — Deep Gap

ZIP code 28618 serves Deep Gap, North Carolina.

Postal code
28618
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Deep Gap
County
Watauga FIPS 37189
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.2136, -81.5163 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
2,240 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
60 / sq mi
Land area
37.6 sq mi (97.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$62,667
Per-capita income
$33,270
Median age
42.5
Households
890
Housing units
1,348
Median home value
$308,000
Median gross rent
$1,057 / month
Congressional district
NC-5 (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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 79°F), coldest Jan (avg low 22°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F414552626976797872635345
Avg low °F222429374654585650393025
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BOONE 1 SE (7.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 28618

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.

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