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ZIP code 28604: Banner Elk, NC

ZIP code 28604 is in Banner Elk (15% of residents), Foscoe (11%), Beech Mountain (9.6%), Sugar Mountain (5.2%), Seven Devils (4.4%) and Valle Crucis (3.9%), in Watauga County (53%) and Avery County (47%), North Carolina. 51% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in North Carolina's 5th congressional district (53%) and North Carolina's 11th congressional district (47%). Its state senate district is State Senate District 47; its state house districts are State House District 93 (53%) and State House District 85 (47%).

7,050residents (2020 Census)
68.7 sq miland area
6cities and towns
2congressional districts
6voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Banner Elk15%
Foscoe11%
Beech Mountain9.6%
Sugar Mountain5.2%
Seven Devils4.4%
Valle Crucis3.9%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Watauga County53%
Avery County47%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
Banner Elk township46%
Watauga township27%
Laurel Creek township15%
Shawneehaw township12%
Cranberry township0.4%

Congressional districts

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
North Carolina's 5th congressional district (NC-05)53%
North Carolina's 11th congressional district (NC-11)47%

This ZIP is split between districts. A mailing address in it could be in either; the map or locate_point gives the district for an exact address.

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (NC-05)Virginia Foxx (R)202-225-207153%
U.S. Representative (NC-11)Chuck Edwards (R)202-225-640147%
U.S. SenatorTed Budd (R)202-224-3154 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorThom Tillis (R)202-224-6342 · contact formstatewide
State Senator (State Senate District 47)Ralph Hise (R)100%
State Representative (State House District 93)Ray Pickett (R)53%
State Representative (State House District 85)Dudley Greene (R)47%

Elected in 2024 under NC's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
State Senate District 47100%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 9353%
State House District 8547%

Voting precincts

6 voting precincts overlap ZIP 28604. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 28604 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.