ZIP code · Hudson · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28638 — Hudson
ZIP code 28638 serves Hudson, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28638Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Hudson
- County
- Caldwell FIPS 37027
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.8403, -81.4897 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 11,629 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 582 / sq mi
- Land area
- 20 sq mi (51.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $58,914
- Per-capita income
- $29,718
- Median age
- 38.7
- Households
- 4,545
- Housing units
- 4,961
- Median home value
- $174,800
- Median gross rent
- $693 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-5 (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 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 28638
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LENOIR (5.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28638
- 4 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 17 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 3 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 20 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 5 gas stations
- 2 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