Fontana Dam is a town in Graham County, North Carolina across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28733.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Fontana Dam
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fontana Dam. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)29 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL490 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fontana Dam; 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.
Graham County grew from 4,343 residents in 1900 to 8,030 in 2020.
Graham County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 63.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Robbinsville Ag 5 Ne, NC weather station (6 miles away).
1,439 jobs at 164 businesses in Graham County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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