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ZIP code 28771: Cheoah, NC

ZIP code 28771 is in Robbinsville (7.9% of residents), in Graham County (100%) and Swain County (<0.1%), North Carolina. 92% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in North Carolina's 11th congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 50; its state house districts are State House District 120 (100%) and State House District 119 (<0.1%).

7,581residents (2020 Census)
258.9 sq miland area
2cities and towns
1congressional district
5voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Robbinsville7.9%
Lake Santeetlah0.5%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Graham County100%
Swain County<0.1%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
Cheoah township81%
Stecoah township12%
Yellow Creek township7.1%
Forneys Creek UT<0.1%

Congressional district

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
North Carolina's 11th congressional district (NC-11)100%

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (NC-11)Chuck Edwards (R)202-225-6401100%
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 50)Kevin Corbin (R)100%
State Representative (State House District 120)Karl Gillespie (R)100%
State Representative (State House District 119)Anna Ferguson (R)<0.1%

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 50100%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 120100%
State House District 119<0.1%

Voting precincts

5 voting precincts overlap ZIP 28771. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 28771 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.