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Rowan County, NC ZIP Codes

Rowan County, North Carolina has 20 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 19 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. 14 of the residential ones lie mainly in Rowan County and 5 mainly in a neighboring county; 9 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $52,568 in 28144 (Salisbury) to $93,354 in 28071 (Gold Hill) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Rowan County?

27013 · Cleveland: $66k27054 · Woodleaf: $93k28023 · China Grove: $62k28039 · East Spencer: –28041 · Faith: –28071 · Gold Hill: $93k28072 · Granite Quarry: $93k28081 · Kannapolis: $72k28083 · Kannapolis: $66k28088 · Landis: $60k28115 · Mooresville: $88k28125 · Mount Ulla: $86k28127 · New London: $69k28137 · Richfield: $67k28138 · Rockwell: $67k28144 · Salisbury: $53k28146 · Salisbury: $69k28147 · Salisbury: $65k28159 · Spencer: $63k2814628127270132814728137281152807128023281382812528144270542808128083281592808827013 · Cleveland: $66k27054 · Woodleaf: $93k28023 · China Grove: $62k28039 · East Spencer: –28041 · Faith: –28071 · Gold Hill: $93k28072 · Granite Quarry: $93k28081 · Kannapolis: $72k28083 · Kannapolis: $66k28088 · Landis: $60k28115 · Mooresville: $88k28125 · Mount Ulla: $86k28127 · New London: $69k28137 · Richfield: $67k28138 · Rockwell: $67k28144 · Salisbury: $53k28146 · Salisbury: $69k28147 · Salisbury: $65k28159 · Spencer: $63k2814628127270132814728137281152802328138281252814427054280812808327013 · Cleveland: $66k27054 · Woodleaf: $93k28023 · China Grove: $62k28039 · East Spencer: –28041 · Faith: –28071 · Gold Hill: $93k28072 · Granite Quarry: $93k28081 · Kannapolis: $72k28083 · Kannapolis: $66k28088 · Landis: $60k28115 · Mooresville: $88k28125 · Mount Ulla: $86k28127 · New London: $69k28137 · Richfield: $67k28138 · Rockwell: $67k28144 · Salisbury: $53k28146 · Salisbury: $69k28147 · Salisbury: $65k28159 · Spencer: $63k2814628127270132814728137281152802328138281252814428081
The residential ZIP codes of Rowan 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).

How different are its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $66,257 and $71,665.

They carry 16 postal town names.

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

All 19 residential ZIP codes in Rowan County

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

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Rowan County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
28146 Salisbury 31,292 322 $69k $248k 100%
28144 Salisbury 27,977 930 $53k $227k 100%
28147 Salisbury 25,812 333 $65k $269k 100%
28023 China Grove 15,495 333 $62k $224k 100%
28138 Rockwell 10,271 228 $67k $216k 75%
27013 Cleveland 6,575 87 $66k $212k 81%
28071 Gold Hill 4,219 86 $93k $283k 67%
28159 Spencer 3,250 1,454 $63k $200k 100%
28088 Landis 3,054 1,076 $60k $243k 100%
28125 Mount Ulla 2,765 72 $86k $361k 95%
27054 Woodleaf 1,931 67 $93k $212k 100%
28072 Granite Quarry 672 842 $93k $306k 100%
28039 East Spencer 39 661 – – 100%
28041 Faith 3 64 – – 100%

Partly in Rowan County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Rowan County, by their share here
In this county
28081 Kannapolis 29,075 960 $72k $285k 49%
28137 Richfield 2,664 60 $67k $253k 43%
28115 Mooresville 43,544 584 $88k $360k 29%
28083 Kannapolis 28,095 1,405 $66k $225k 25%
28127 New London 8,506 114 $69k $256k 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 Rowan County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Rowan County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn RowanElsewhere
2811529%Iredell County 71%
2808149%Cabarrus County 51%
2808325%Cabarrus County 75%
2813875%Cabarrus County 25%
281271%Stanly County 63%; Montgomery County 30%; Davidson County 6%
2701381%Iredell County 19%
2807167%Cabarrus County 27%; Stanly County 7%
2812595%Iredell County 5%
2813743%Stanly County 57%

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

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Rowan County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPPostal name
28145Salisbury

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

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

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Rowan County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 270, 280 and 281.

Three-digit prefixes of Rowan 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 Rowan County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
270 Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) 2 40
280 Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) 8 59
281 Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) 10 50

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