ZIP code · Morganton · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28655 — Morganton
ZIP code 28655 serves Morganton, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28655Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Morganton
- County
- Burke FIPS 37023
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7346, -81.7042 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 56,201 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 173 / sq mi
- Land area
- 325 sq mi (841.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $53,464
- Per-capita income
- $29,254
- Median age
- 43.5
- Households
- 22,141
- Housing units
- 24,542
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Median gross rent
- $827 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-14 (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
- 828Telephone 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 28655
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 28°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 49 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Avg low °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MORGANTON (1.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28655
- 26 schools
- 4 colleges & universities
- 5 hospitals & clinics
- 18 doctors & dentists
- 5 pharmacies
- 10 supermarkets
- 97 restaurants & cafés
- 4 bars & pubs
- 23 parks
- 23 playgrounds
- 4 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 127 places of worship
- 14 banks
- 27 gas stations
- 3 EV charging stations
- 15 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