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ZIP code 28097 — Locust
ZIP code 28097 serves Locust, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28097Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Locust
- County
- Stanly FIPS 37167
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2704, -80.4211 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 7,976 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 265 / sq mi
- Land area
- 30.1 sq mi (77.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $77,600
- Per-capita income
- $32,627
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- 2,770
- Housing units
- 3,002
- Median home value
- $281,200
- Median gross rent
- $861 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-8 (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)
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Map of ZIP code 28097
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 29°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 53 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 48 | 37 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CONCORD (13.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28097
- 2 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 5 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 12 places of worship
- 2 banks
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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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