13 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Avery County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $65,665, the median home value about $302,496, and 80.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 13
- ZIP codes
- 36.3K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Avery County at a glance
- $65,665
- Median household income
- $302,496
- Median home value
- 47.2
- Median age
- 80.9%
- Owner-occupied
- 30,133
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Avery County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28646 | Grandfather Village | 382 | 100% | $76,736 |
| 2 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | 74% | $76,477 |
| 3 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 7,869 | 81.8% | $76,319 |
| 4 | 28679 | Cove Creek | 2,454 | 87.5% | $65,246 |
| 5 | 28777 | Spruce Pine | 10,178 | 76.7% | $63,378 |
Top 5 Avery County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28777 | Spruce Pine | 10,178 | 76.7% | $63,378 |
| 2 | 28657 | Linville | 8,188 | 85.4% | $59,702 |
| 3 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 7,869 | 81.8% | $76,319 |
| 4 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | 74% | $76,477 |
| 5 | 28622 | Elk Park | 2,565 | 73.3% | $44,028 |
Top 5 Avery County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 7,869 | 81.8% | $76,319 | $202.1M |
| 2 | 28777 | Spruce Pine | 10,178 | 76.7% | $63,378 | $194M |
| 3 | 28657 | Linville | 8,188 | 85.4% | $59,702 | $189.6M |
| 4 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | 74% | $76,477 | $95.7M |
| 5 | 28679 | Cove Creek | 2,454 | 87.5% | $65,246 | $54.3M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 28653 at 621 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28611 at 6 people/sq mi.
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