ZIP code · Vale · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28168 — Vale
ZIP code 28168 serves Vale, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28168Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Vale
- County
- Lincoln FIPS 37109
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5188, -81.4589 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 10,436 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 120 / sq mi
- Land area
- 87 sq mi (225.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $63,396
- Per-capita income
- $30,551
- Median age
- 46.5
- Households
- 4,277
- Housing units
- 4,743
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Median gross rent
- $821 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-10 (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)
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Map of ZIP code 28168
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 50 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 46 | 34 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: VALE AG 2 SW (0.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28168
- 4 schools
- 2 supermarkets
- 7 restaurants & cafés
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 22 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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