Census place · GEOID 3712140 · Jackson County
Cherokee, NC ZIP codes
2 ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this Census place (CDP) in Jackson County.
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: Census place Cherokee (GEOID 3712140). Methodology
Combined population of ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this place: 12,924 (2 ZIPs).
Combined population of ZIP/ZCTAs intersecting this place. Each intersecting ZIP contributes its full ZCTA population; overlap percents are descriptive only. This is not the Census place ACS headline above. Methodology
Map of Cherokee, NC

ZIP/ZCTA overlap with Cherokee
Population overlap
Share of each ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within Cherokee, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
ZIP codes intersecting Cherokee
| ZIP | City | County | Population | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28719 | Cherokee | Swain County | 6,577 | $52,221 |
| 28789 | Whittier | Jackson County | 6,347 | $46,026 |