ZIP code · Sapphire · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28774 — Sapphire
ZIP code 28774 serves Sapphire, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28774Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Sapphire
- County
- Transylvania FIPS 37175
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0666, -83.0019 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,437 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 26 / sq mi
- Land area
- 54.4 sq mi (141 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $119,183
- Per-capita income
- $77,646
- Median age
- 63.6
- Households
- 733
- Housing units
- 2,603
- Median home value
- $723,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,629 / 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
- 828 (from the nearest rate centre)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.
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Map of ZIP code 28774
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 79°F), coldest Jan (avg low 28°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 57 | 49 |
| Avg low °F | 28 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAKE TOXAWAY 2 SW (3.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28774
- 1 schools
- 4 restaurants & cafés
- 1 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 2 places of worship
- 1 gas 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