ZIP code · Rutherfordton · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28139 — Rutherfordton
ZIP code 28139 serves Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28139Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Rutherfordton
- County
- Rutherford FIPS 37161
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3706, -81.9781 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,887 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 104 / sq mi
- Land area
- 181.9 sq mi (471 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $52,148
- Per-capita income
- $30,588
- Median age
- 49.1
- Households
- 7,836
- Housing units
- 8,953
- Median home value
- $195,300
- Median gross rent
- $842 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-14 (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)
- 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 28139
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 52 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 46 | 34 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FOREST CITY 8 W (4.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28139
- 9 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 26 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 14 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 54 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 5 gas stations
- 5 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