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ZIP code 28684: Elk, NC

ZIP code 28684 is in Ashe County (54%) and Watauga County (46%), North Carolina, outside any city or Census-designated place. It is in North Carolina's 5th congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 47; its state house district is State House District 93.

2,065residents (2020 Census)
50.2 sq miland area
0cities and towns
1congressional district
7voting precincts

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City and county

Outside any city or Census-designated place.


CountyShare of ZIP residents
Ashe County54%
Watauga County46%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
Elk township25%
Bald Mountain township22%
Meat Camp township19%
Old Fields township18%
Creston township8.5%
North Fork township5.3%
Pine Swamp township2.0%

Congressional district

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
North Carolina's 5th congressional district (NC-05)100%

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (NC-05)Virginia Foxx (R)202-225-2071100%
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)100%

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 93100%

Voting precincts

7 voting precincts overlap ZIP 28684. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 28684 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.