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Kannapolis, NC ZIP Codes

3 ZIP codes use the postal name Kannapolis, North Carolina (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 2 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $66,257 in 28083 to $71,665 in 28081 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Kannapolis's most populous ZIP code is 28081, with 29,075 people (ACS 2020-2024); 45% of its land is in the city of Kannapolis.

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  • GeoNames2026

Where are Kannapolis's ZIP codes?

28081: $72k median household income28083: $66k median household income280812808328081: $72k median household income28083: $66k median household income280812808328081: $72k median household income28083: $66k median household income2808128083
The 2 residential ZIP codes named Kannapolis, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Kannapolis's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 28081 ($71,665), the lowest in 28083 ($66,257). Home values run from $224,700 in 28083 to $285,100 in 28081.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 2 residential ZIP codes of Kannapolis

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Kannapolis, NC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
28081 Cabarrus County 29,075 960 $72k $285k
28083 Cabarrus County 28,095 1,405 $66k $225k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Kannapolis

1 ZIP code named Kannapolis has no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Kannapolis, NC: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
28082Cabarrus County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Kannapolis's ZIP codes reach?

Kannapolis's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Cabarrus County (2 ZIP codes mainly there), Rowan County (part of a ZIP code).

Which places do Kannapolis's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Kannapolis's residential ZIP codes cover Kannapolis itself and 1 other place, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

  • Enochville census-designated 28081

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Kannapolis's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Kannapolis starts with 280.

Three-digit prefixes of Kannapolis's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Kannapolis's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
280 Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) 3 59

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.