ZIP code · Pisgah Forest · North Carolina · United States

ZIP code 28768 — Pisgah Forest

ZIP code 28768 serves Pisgah Forest, North Carolina.

Postal code
28768
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Pisgah Forest
County
Transylvania FIPS 37175
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Coordinates
35.2599, -82.6695 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
6,836 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
82 / sq mi
Land area
83.1 sq mi (215.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$72,567
Per-capita income
$36,320
Median age
51.9
Households
2,788
Housing units
3,542
Median home value
$299,500
Median gross rent
$819 / month
Congressional district
NC-11 (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)
Area codes
336, 743
Telephone 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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F495360697581848378706152
Avg low °F262834415058626155433328
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: PISGAH FOREST 3 NE (1.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 28768

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.

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