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Catawba County, NC ZIP Codes

Catawba County, North Carolina has 15 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 14 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. 9 of the residential ones lie mainly in Catawba County and 5 mainly in a neighboring county; 8 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $54,934 in 28612 (Connelly Springs) to $111,703 in 28037 (Denver) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

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

How different are its ZIP codes?

28612 · $55k 28037 · $112k

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $58,707 and $67,817.

They carry 13 postal town names.

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

All 14 residential ZIP codes in Catawba County

9 ZIP codes lie mainly in Catawba County; 5 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Catawba County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
						In this county
28601	Hickory	53,329	1,133	$68k	$262k	64%
28602	Hickory	31,113	440	$62k	$213k	81%
28658	Newton	26,336	369	$72k	$214k	100%
28613	Conover	23,357	551	$59k	$230k	100%
28650	Maiden	12,746	262	$75k	$229k	82%
28610	Claremont	10,192	255	$66k	$181k	100%
28673	Sherrills Ford	6,874	290	$100k	$459k	99%
28609	Catawba	6,615	145	$78k	$246k	100%
28682	Terrell	1,701	445	$129k	$437k	100%

Partly in Catawba County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Catawba County, by their share here
						In this county
28168	Vale	10,484	120	$61k	$205k	40%
28037	Denver	28,768	643	$112k	$492k	11%
28092	Lincolnton	40,350	337	$61k	$245k	5%
28612	Connelly Springs	11,290	141	$55k	$162k	2%
28090	Lawndale	7,268	78	$58k	$170k	1%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

9 ZIP codes of Catawba County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Catawba County and in the neighboring counties
ZIP	In Catawba	Elsewhere
28601	64%	Burke County 16%; Alexander County 13%; Caldwell County 8%
28092	5%	Lincoln County 88%; Gaston County 8%
28602	81%	Burke County 19%
28037	11%	Lincoln County 89%
28650	82%	Lincoln County 18%
28612	2%	Burke County 98%
28168	40%	Lincoln County 59%
28090	1%	Cleveland County 94%; Lincoln County 3%; Burke County 1%
28673	99%

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

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Catawba County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIP	Postal name
28603	Hickory

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Catawba County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Catawba County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 280, 281 and 286.

Three-digit prefixes of Catawba County'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 Catawba County's
Prefix	Sectional center	Here	All codes
280	Charlotte, NC (SCF 282)	3	59
281	Charlotte, NC (SCF 282)	1	50
286	Charlotte, NC (SCF 282)	11	90

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

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