Gerton is a community in Henderson County, North Carolina, home to about 110 people across 3.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28735.
Homes sold for a median of $346 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gerton. 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)81 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA503 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gerton; 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.
Gerton had 290 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2010.
It’s the 745th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Henderson County grew from 14,104 residents in 1900 to 116,281 in 2020.
Henderson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 53 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 29 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Swannanoa 2 Sse, NC weather station (7 miles away).
38,824 jobs at 3,085 businesses in Henderson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gerton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
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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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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