ZIP code · Waxhaw · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28173 — Waxhaw
ZIP code 28173 serves Waxhaw, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28173Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Waxhaw
- County
- Union FIPS 37179
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9251, -80.7278 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 63,503 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 597 / sq mi
- Land area
- 106.3 sq mi (275.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $146,196
- Per-capita income
- $60,792
- Median age
- 41.3
- Households
- 19,956
- Housing units
- 20,801
- Median home value
- $558,500
- Median gross rent
- $1,700 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-8 (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 28173
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 53 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Avg low °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MONROE AP (8.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28173
- 10 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 15 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 11 parks
- 39 playgrounds
- 11 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 35 places of worship
- 4 banks
- 3 gas stations
- 3 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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