ZIP code · Whittier · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 28789 — Whittier
ZIP code 28789 serves Whittier, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 28789Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Whittier
- County
- Jackson FIPS 37099
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4469, -83.2872 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 6,347 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 108 / sq mi
- Land area
- 58.6 sq mi (151.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $46,026
- Per-capita income
- $33,535
- Median age
- 42.9
- Households
- 2,728
- Housing units
- 4,057
- Median home value
- $220,900
- Median gross rent
- $939 / 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 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 28789
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 46 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CHEROKEE (3.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 28789
- 3 schools
- 1 supermarkets
- 8 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 4 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 14 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 6 gas stations
- 1 EV charging 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