Plain

City ZIP codes · North Carolina

Matthews, NC ZIP Codes

3 ZIP codes use the postal name Matthews, 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 $108,190 in 28105 to $138,017 in 28104, 1.3 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Matthews's most populous ZIP code is 28105, with 46,817 people (ACS 2020-2024); 72% of its land is in the city of Matthews.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Matthews's ZIP codes?

28104: $138k median household income28105: $108k median household income281042810528104: $138k median household income28105: $108k median household income281042810528104: $138k median household income28105: $108k median household income2810428105
The 2 residential ZIP codes named Matthews, 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 Matthews's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 28104 ($138,017), the lowest in 28105 ($108,190). Home values run from $430,800 in 28105 to $533,500 in 28104.

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

All 2 residential ZIP codes of Matthews

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Matthews, NC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
28105 Mecklenburg County 46,817 2,015 $108k $431k
28104 Union County 36,641 1,238 $138k $534k

Download the 3 ZIP codes as CSV

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 Matthews

1 ZIP code named Matthews 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.

Matthews, 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
28106Mecklenburg County

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

Which counties do Matthews's ZIP codes reach?

Matthews's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Union County (1 ZIP code mainly there), Mecklenburg County (1 ZIP code mainly there).

Which places do Matthews's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Matthews's residential ZIP codes cover Matthews itself and 6 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

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

Which first three digits do Matthews'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 Matthews starts with 281.

Three-digit prefixes of Matthews'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 Matthews's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
281 Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) 3 50

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