ZIP code · Penrose · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28766 — Penrose
ZIP code 28766 serves Penrose, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28766Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Penrose
- County
- Transylvania FIPS 37175
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2524, -82.6222 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,014 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 169 / sq mi
- Land area
- 6 sq mi (15.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $59,844
- Per-capita income
- $34,225
- Median age
- 56.7
- Households
- 510
- Housing units
- 620
- Median home value
- $292,800
- Median gross rent
- $1,125 / 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)
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Map of ZIP code 28766
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 52 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 28 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: PISGAH FOREST 3 NE (2.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28766
- 5 places of worship
- 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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