Safest Neighborhoods in the 28612 ZIP Code

Connelly Springs, NC is a rural town near Lake Rhodhiss, 60 miles from Charlotte. Residents enjoy fishing and boating at Castle Bridge Marina. Rutherford College Greenway Park and Lakeside Park provide trails and picnicking spots.

Rutherford College, NC, a small town in the Blue Ridge foothills, features award-winning JD's Smokehouse and access to Lake Rhodhiss. It has highly rated Burke County Schools and lies within an hour of Asheville and Charlotte.

Valdese, NC, a Western North Carolina town, preserves Waldensian heritage. It features a charming Main Street and Lake Rhodhiss for recreation. Burke County Public Schools include highly rated Heritage Middle.

Lower Fork is a rural community of about 3,300 tucked into the South Mountains of Burke County. The community has a variety of housing choices and is close to outdoor attractions like South Mountain State Park and numerous hiking trails. “It's in the country basically,” says Paula Dodge, a Realtor at Home & Heart Realty. There's not a whole lot of

Hildebran is a largely rural community tucked between Hickory and Morganton on the Burke–Catawba county line. While neighboring communities are booming with new subdivisions and shopping centers, “Hildebran itself has hardly seen commercial or residential expansion,” says Brandy Huffman, a broker with Huffman Realty Group. The town’s claim to