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Cherokee County, NC ZIP Codes

Cherokee County, North Carolina has 5 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 4 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. 3 of the residential ones lie mainly in Cherokee County and 1 mainly in a neighboring county; 1 cross the county line.

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Where are the ZIP codes of Cherokee County?

The residential ZIP codes of Cherokee County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

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

All 4 residential ZIP codes in Cherokee County

3 ZIP codes lie mainly in Cherokee County; 1 more reaches into it from a neighboring county and follows the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Cherokee County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
						In this county
28906	Murphy	20,526	62	$56k	$250k	100%
28901	Andrews	5,552	80	$45k	$158k	100%
28905	Marble	3,056	68	$58k	$228k	100%

Partly in Cherokee County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Cherokee County, by their share here
						In this county
28902	Brasstown	986	44	$89k	$253k	33%

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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?

1 ZIP code of Cherokee County extends into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Cherokee County and in the neighboring counties
ZIP	In Cherokee	Elsewhere
28902	33%	Clay County 67%

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

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Cherokee County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIP	Postal name
28903	Culberson

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Cherokee County'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 Cherokee County starts with 289.

Three-digit prefixes of Cherokee 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 Cherokee County's
Prefix	Sectional center	Here	All codes
289	Greenville, SC (SCF 296)	5	7

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