ZIP code · Jefferson · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28640 — Jefferson
ZIP code 28640 serves Jefferson, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28640Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Jefferson
- County
- Ashe FIPS 37009
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4090, -81.4396 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,818 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 130 / sq mi
- Land area
- 37.1 sq mi (96 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $50,946
- Per-capita income
- $31,359
- Median age
- 53.3
- Households
- 2,080
- Housing units
- 2,832
- Median home value
- $252,200
- Median gross rent
- $736 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-5 (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)
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Map of ZIP code 28640
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Jan (avg low 22°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: JEFFERSON 2 E (0.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28640
- 2 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 1 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 8 restaurants & cafés
- 2 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 post offices
- 15 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 1 gas stations
- 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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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