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28631 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

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Grassy Creek, NC | Helton, NC
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ZIP Code 28631: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS
Grassy Creek, NC 28631

Not Acceptable, USPS
Helton, NC 28631
Sussex, NC 28631

  • ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
  • County: Ashe County
  • Centroid: Latitude 36.547, Longitude -81.434
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
  • Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 28631 has segments in 3 Counties (Alleghany, Ashe, None).

  • Businesses Addresses: 18
  • PO Box Addresses: 9
  • Residential Addresses: 407
    • Multi-Family Addresses: 0
    • Single Family Addresses: 407

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: March 1, 2026, Maps updated: May 1, 2024.

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Grassy Creek, NC 28631 Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION

Total Population 684 (100%)
Population Density 29 per sq mi
Diversity Index1 13
 
 

INCOME

Median Household Income $0
Per Capita Income $19,420
Median Home Value $0
 

HOUSING

Total HU (Housing Units) 492 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 193 (39.2%)
Renter Occupied HU 74 (15.0%)
Vacant Housing Units 225 (45.7%)
 

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households 267
Average Household Size 2.56
Family Households 218 (81.6%)
NOTES
  1. The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Grassy Creek, NC 28631 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 28631 to the other 33,772 ZIP Codes in the United States by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 25033 26th
Population Density # 22801 32nd
Median Household Income # 33772 1st
Per Capita Income # 32079 5th
Diversity Index # 24433 28th

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