Cove Creek is a community in Watauga County, North Carolina, home to about 1,629 people across 8.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28692, and parts of 28679 and 28698 are in Cove Creek too.
Homes sold for a median of $257 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Cove Creek
Part is in Cove Creek, part in Valle Crucis
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cove Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)86 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC85 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA444 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cove Creek; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cove Creek had 1,068 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2010.
It’s the 375th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Watauga County grew from 13,417 residents in 1900 to 54,086 in 2020.
Watauga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 49.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flat Springs 1e, NC weather station (8 miles away).
20,781 jobs at 1,740 businesses in Watauga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cove Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 7 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Watauga County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Creek ElementaryVilas | Pre-K–8 | 289 | Public | 1.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Valle Crucis.
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