Webster is a town in Jackson County, North Carolina, home to about 470 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 28788, and parts of 28779 are in Webster too.
Homes sold for a median of $232 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Webster
Part is in Webster, part in Sylva and Cullowhee
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)54 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL509 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Webster; 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.
Webster had 372 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 597th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Jackson County grew from 11,853 residents in 1900 to 43,109 in 2020.
Jackson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 54.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cullowhee, NC weather station (3 miles away).
13,583 jobs at 1,113 businesses in Jackson 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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Sylva, Cullowhee and Dillsboro.
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.