Lansing is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, home to about 165 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 28643.
Homes sold for a median of $299 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lansing. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)93 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC76 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA422 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lansing; 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.
Lansing had 126 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 720th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Ashe County grew from 19,581 residents in 1900 to 26,577 in 2020.
Ashe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 51 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jefferson 2 E, NC weather station (9 miles away).
6,441 jobs at 571 businesses in Ashe 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 Lansing.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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
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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