First three digits · North Carolina
ZIP Codes Starting with
71 ZIP codes start with 285, sorted at the Fayetteville, NC (SCF 283) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 62 residential ZIP codes across 10 counties and 9 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 285 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 285, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 285 to the Fayetteville, NC (SCF 283) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 285 ZIP codes are Jacksonville, New Bern, Kinston, Winterville, Camp Lejeune and Newport.
The same facility sorts 3 prefixes, 219 ZIP codes in all: 283, 284, 285.
Where are the 285 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 285
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28501 | Kinston | Lenoir County | 17,642 | 177 | $35k | $79k |
| 28502 | Kinston | Lenoir County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28503 | Kinston | Lenoir County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28504 | Kinston | Lenoir County | 20,407 | 168 | $54k | $143k |
| 28508 | Albertson | Duplin County | 1,813 | 50 | $35k | $48k |
| 28509 | Alliance | Pamlico County | 17 | 1,417 | – | – |
| 28510 | Arapahoe | Pamlico County | 1,718 | 83 | $59k | $264k |
| 28511 | Atlantic | Carteret County | 610 | 75 | $56k | $156k |
| 28512 | Atlantic Beach | Carteret County | 3,358 | 549 | $92k | $565k |
| 28513 | Ayden | Pitt County | 10,573 | 119 | $57k | $162k |
| 28515 | Bayboro | Pamlico County | 2,822 | 37 | $32k | $158k |
| 28516 | Beaufort | Carteret County | 11,289 | 90 | $66k | $315k |
| 28518 | Beulaville | Duplin County | 7,651 | 80 | $54k | $159k |
| 28519 | Bridgeton | Craven County | 392 | 299 | $39k | $165k |
| 28520 | Cedar Island | Carteret County | 101 | 1 | $81k | $265k |
| 28521 | Chinquapin | Duplin County | 1,593 | 39 | $48k | $129k |
| 28522 | Comfort | Jones County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28523 | Cove City | Craven County | 2,753 | 42 | $46k | $159k |
| 28524 | Davis | Carteret County | 261 | 72 | $74k | $201k |
| 28525 | Deep Run | Lenoir County | 3,613 | 76 | $59k | $105k |
| 28526 | Dover | Craven County | 1,842 | 19 | $39k | $124k |
| 28527 | Ernul | Craven County | 1,588 | 25 | $74k | $121k |
| 28528 | Gloucester | Carteret County | 407 | 146 | $64k | $354k |
| 28529 | Grantsboro | Pamlico County | 1,804 | 33 | $65k | $162k |
| 28530 | Grifton | Pitt County | 6,484 | 88 | $37k | $151k |
| 28531 | Harkers Island | Carteret County | 1,060 | 473 | $60k | $313k |
| 28532 | Havelock | Craven County | 20,908 | 126 | $61k | $218k |
| 28533 | Cherry Point | Craven County | 2,452 | 3,508 | – | – |
| 28537 | Hobucken | Pamlico County | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| 28538 | Hookerton | Greene County | 1,989 | 71 | $57k | $115k |
| 28539 | Hubert | Onslow County | 18,351 | 238 | $67k | $230k |
| 28540 | Jacksonville | Onslow County | 49,141 | 445 | $66k | $224k |
| 28541 | Jacksonville | Onslow County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28542 | Camp Lejeune | Onslow County | 3,508 | 2,204 | $126k | – |
| 28543 | Tarawa Terrace | Onslow County | 6,069 | 1,326 | $51k | – |
| 28544 | Midway Park | Onslow County | 4,386 | 413 | $52k | $142k |
| 28545 | McCutcheon Field | Onslow County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28546 | Jacksonville | Onslow County | 47,256 | 455 | $64k | $226k |
| 28547 | Camp Lejeune | Onslow County | 21,346 | 296 | $68k | – |
| 28551 | La Grange | Lenoir County | 14,078 | 106 | $49k | $131k |
| 28552 | Lowland | Pamlico County | 201 | 9 | $64k | $99k |
| 28553 | Marshallberg | Carteret County | 413 | 372 | $89k | $225k |
| 28554 | Maury | Greene County | 54 | 112 | – | – |
| 28555 | Maysville | Onslow County | 5,914 | 42 | $69k | $171k |
| 28556 | Merritt | Pamlico County | 752 | 15 | – | $247k |
| 28557 | Morehead City | Carteret County | 15,253 | 1,075 | $69k | $363k |
| 28560 | New Bern | Craven County | 28,661 | 234 | $65k | $217k |
| 28561 | New Bern | Craven County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28562 | New Bern | Craven County | 39,082 | 258 | $75k | $278k |
| 28563 | New Bern | Craven County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28564 | New Bern | Craven County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28570 | Newport | Carteret County | 22,197 | 149 | $70k | $260k |
| 28571 | Oriental | Pamlico County | 2,678 | 53 | $63k | $373k |
| 28572 | Pink Hill | Duplin County | 6,658 | 60 | $56k | $137k |
| 28573 | Pollocksville | Jones County | 1,874 | 18 | $64k | $154k |
| 28574 | Richlands | Onslow County | 20,990 | 169 | $67k | $217k |
| 28575 | Salter Path | Carteret County | 169 | 707 | – | $439k |
| 28577 | Sealevel | Carteret County | 318 | 19 | $97k | $540k |
| 28578 | Seven Springs | Wayne County | 4,219 | 64 | $70k | $95k |
| 28579 | Smyrna | Carteret County | 331 | 19 | $65k | $507k |
| 28580 | Snow Hill | Greene County | 11,644 | 108 | $50k | $127k |
| 28581 | Stacy | Carteret County | 118 | 13 | – | $173k |
| 28582 | Stella | Onslow County | 1,658 | 121 | $89k | $355k |
| 28583 | Stonewall | Pamlico County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28584 | Swansboro | Carteret County | 14,939 | 440 | $87k | $339k |
| 28585 | Trenton | Jones County | 3,893 | 19 | $61k | $126k |
| 28586 | Vanceboro | Craven County | 7,992 | 61 | $57k | $112k |
| 28587 | Vandemere | Pamlico County | 209 | 103 | $36k | $108k |
| 28589 | Williston | Carteret County | 32 | 47 | – | – |
| 28590 | Winterville | Pitt County | 27,471 | 666 | $84k | $266k |
| 28594 | Emerald Isle | Carteret County | 3,934 | 689 | $90k | $604k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.