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Official Zip Code Name	Catawba
Zip Code State	North Carolina
Zip Code Type	Non-Unique
Primary County:	Catawba
Area Code	828
Current Population:	5864
Racial Majority:	White 91.74%
Public School Racial Majority:	White 81.6%
Unemployment Rate:	5.4%
Median Household Income	$48734
Average Adjusted Gross Income	$67810
School Test Performance:	Average
Average Commute Time	29.3 Minutes
Time Zone:	Eastern Daylight Time
Elevation Range	794 - 1007 ft.
Area	48 Sqm.
Coordinates(Y,X)	35.67759700, -81.05385500

Zip Code 28609 Description

Zip Code 28609 is located in the state of North Carolina in the Metro Charlotte metro area. Zip code 28609 is primarily located in Catawba County. The official US Postal Service name for 28609 is CATAWBA, North Carolina. Portions of zip code 28609 are contained within or border the city limits of Catawba, NC, Lake Norman of Catawba, NC, and Sherrills Ford, NC. The area code for zip code 28609 is 828. 28609 can be classified socioeconically as a Lower Middle Class class zipcode in comparison to other zipcodes in North Carolina.

The current unemployment level in 28609 is 5.4% which is higher than the current county unemployment level of 4.9% and is lower than the current state unemployment at 5.6% and lower than the current national unemployment rate at 6.0%.

According the 2010 US Census, the population of 28609 increased to 5864 from 5513 over the past 10 years. The majority ethnicity residing in 28609 is White while the majority ethnicity attending 28609 public schools is White. 45.5% of students in 28609 public schools receive or are eligible to participate in free or reduced lunch programs.