ZIP code · Hiddenite · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 28636 — Hiddenite

ZIP code 28636 serves Hiddenite, North Carolina.

Postal code
28636
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Hiddenite
County
Alexander FIPS 37003
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.9504, -81.0487 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
5,129 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
89 / sq mi
Land area
57.8 sq mi (149.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$67,917
Per-capita income
$27,153
Median age
39
Households
1,927
Housing units
2,078
Median home value
$209,500
Median gross rent
$781 / month
Congressional districts
NC-5 (also NC-10) (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
8a (10 to 15 °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 codes
980, 704 (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 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 29°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F495360707784878680706051
Avg low °F293239465463666659483832
Precip in4.43.64.34.74.65.14.35.44.53.83.84.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TAYLORSVILLE (7.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 28636

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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