ZIP code · Murphy · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28906 — Murphy
ZIP code 28906 serves Murphy, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28906Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Murphy
- County
- Cherokee FIPS 37039
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1312, -84.0388 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 19,712 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 59 / sq mi
- Land area
- 333.4 sq mi (863.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $52,669
- Per-capita income
- $32,264
- Median age
- 56.1
- Households
- 8,936
- Housing units
- 12,992
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Median gross rent
- $872 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-11 (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 28906
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 25°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 50 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Avg low °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 43 | 33 | 28 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MURPHY 4ESE (5.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28906
- 16 schools
- 3 colleges & universities
- 5 hospitals & clinics
- 5 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 33 restaurants & cafés
- 9 parks
- 15 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 78 places of worship
- 7 banks
- 13 gas stations
- 9 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