Grandfather Village is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, home to about 14 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28646.
Homes sold for a median of $481 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Linville; part is in Grandfather Village
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Grandfather Village. 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)79 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA456 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Grandfather Village; 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.
It’s the 770th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Avery County grew from 10,335 residents in 1920 to 17,806 in 2020.
Avery County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 72°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 64.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grandfather Mtn, NC weather station (3 miles away).
5,509 jobs at 539 businesses in Avery County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
27 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grandfather Village.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 7 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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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Shares ZIP codes with Linville and Sugar Mountain.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.