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ZIP Codes Starting with
90 ZIP codes start with 286, sorted at the Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 79 residential ZIP codes across 12 counties and 11 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 286 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, 286, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 286 to the Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 286 ZIP codes are Hickory, Statesville, Morganton, Lenoir, Boone and Newton.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 305 ZIP codes in all: 280, 281, 282, 286, 297.
Where are the 286 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 286
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28601 | Hickory | Catawba County | 53,329 | 1,133 | $68k | $262k |
| 28602 | Hickory | Catawba County | 31,113 | 440 | $62k | $213k |
| 28603 | Hickory | Catawba County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28604 | Banner Elk | Watauga County | 7,869 | 115 | $76k | $384k |
| 28605 | Blowing Rock | Watauga County | 3,883 | 118 | $77k | $552k |
| 28606 | Boomer | Wilkes County | 2,187 | 51 | $57k | $96k |
| 28607 | Boone | Watauga County | 35,679 | 351 | $47k | $379k |
| 28608 | Boone | Watauga County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28609 | Catawba | Catawba County | 6,615 | 145 | $78k | $246k |
| 28610 | Claremont | Catawba County | 10,192 | 255 | $66k | $181k |
| 28611 | Collettsville | Caldwell County | 424 | 6 | – | – |
| 28612 | Connelly Springs | Burke County | 11,290 | 141 | $55k | $162k |
| 28613 | Conover | Catawba County | 23,357 | 551 | $59k | $230k |
| 28615 | Creston | Ashe County | 1,878 | 27 | $52k | $153k |
| 28616 | Crossnore | Avery County | 115 | 217 | – | $314k |
| 28617 | Crumpler | Ashe County | 1,839 | 52 | $62k | $245k |
| 28618 | Deep Gap | Watauga County | 2,208 | 59 | $60k | $338k |
| 28619 | Drexel | Burke County | 487 | 1,032 | $35k | $199k |
| 28621 | Elkin | Surry County | 9,403 | 139 | $54k | $159k |
| 28622 | Elk Park | Avery County | 2,565 | 86 | $44k | $170k |
| 28623 | Ennice | Alleghany County | 1,814 | 61 | $53k | $171k |
| 28624 | Ferguson | Wilkes County | 1,438 | 25 | $52k | $203k |
| 28625 | Statesville | Iredell County | 39,574 | 198 | $64k | $244k |
| 28626 | Fleetwood | Ashe County | 3,173 | 107 | $74k | $292k |
| 28627 | Glade Valley | Alleghany County | 1,193 | 46 | $47k | $246k |
| 28628 | Glen Alpine | Burke County | 60 | 213 | $74k | – |
| 28629 | Glendale Springs | Ashe County | 72 | 28 | – | – |
| 28630 | Granite Falls | Caldwell County | 19,382 | 318 | $64k | $202k |
| 28631 | Grassy Creek | Ashe County | 684 | 29 | – | – |
| 28633 | Lenoir | Caldwell County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28634 | Harmony | Iredell County | 5,353 | 86 | $60k | $153k |
| 28635 | Hays | Wilkes County | 2,669 | 47 | $45k | $146k |
| 28636 | Hiddenite | Alexander County | 4,496 | 78 | $65k | $225k |
| 28637 | Hildebran | Burke County | 1,911 | 724 | $68k | $198k |
| 28638 | Hudson | Caldwell County | 12,363 | 619 | $67k | $208k |
| 28640 | Jefferson | Ashe County | 4,820 | 130 | $53k | $283k |
| 28641 | Jonas Ridge | Burke County | 59 | 670 | – | – |
| 28642 | Jonesville | Yadkin County | 5,602 | 174 | $45k | $145k |
| 28643 | Lansing | Ashe County | 3,615 | 52 | $45k | $150k |
| 28644 | Laurel Springs | Alleghany County | 1,433 | 20 | $53k | $222k |
| 28645 | Lenoir | Caldwell County | 45,997 | 140 | $52k | $176k |
| 28646 | Linville | Avery County | 382 | 16 | $77k | $371k |
| 28647 | Linville Falls | Burke County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28649 | McGrady | Wilkes County | 1,355 | 38 | $47k | $122k |
| 28650 | Maiden | Catawba County | 12,746 | 262 | $75k | $229k |
| 28651 | Millers Creek | Wilkes County | 5,578 | 66 | $62k | $175k |
| 28652 | Minneapolis | Avery County | 132 | 114 | – | – |
| 28653 | Montezuma | Avery County | 26 | 619 | – | – |
| 28654 | Moravian Falls | Wilkes County | 3,168 | 52 | $57k | $229k |
| 28655 | Morganton | Burke County | 55,100 | 170 | $58k | $192k |
| 28656 | North Wilkesboro | Wilkes County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28657 | Newland | Avery County | 8,188 | 51 | $60k | $240k |
| 28658 | Newton | Catawba County | 26,336 | 369 | $72k | $214k |
| 28659 | North Wilkesboro | Wilkes County | 21,422 | 213 | $50k | $159k |
| 28660 | Olin | Iredell County | 2,501 | 78 | $77k | $216k |
| 28661 | Patterson | Caldwell County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28662 | Pineola | Avery County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 28663 | Piney Creek | Alleghany County | 802 | 39 | $81k | $233k |
| 28664 | Plumtree | Avery County | 55 | 62 | – | – |
| 28665 | Purlear | Wilkes County | 2,483 | 38 | $46k | $167k |
| 28666 | Icard | Burke County | 273 | 3,033 | – | – |
| 28667 | Rhodhiss | Caldwell County | 301 | 642 | $26k | $122k |
| 28668 | Roaring Gap | Alleghany County | 40 | 3 | – | – |
| 28669 | Roaring River | Wilkes County | 2,935 | 61 | $47k | $138k |
| 28670 | Ronda | Wilkes County | 2,124 | 56 | $50k | $156k |
| 28671 | Rutherford College | Burke County | 375 | 910 | $74k | $318k |
| 28672 | Scottville | Ashe County | 136 | 74 | $163k | $182k |
| 28673 | Sherrills Ford | Catawba County | 6,874 | 290 | $100k | $459k |
| 28675 | Sparta | Alleghany County | 6,745 | 63 | $45k | $215k |
| 28676 | State Road | Surry County | 3,100 | 110 | $61k | $243k |
| 28677 | Statesville | Iredell County | 38,819 | 468 | $62k | $224k |
| 28678 | Stony Point | Iredell County | 5,064 | 118 | $75k | $237k |
| 28679 | Sugar Grove | Watauga County | 2,454 | 96 | $65k | $287k |
| 28680 | Morganton | Burke County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28681 | Taylorsville | Alexander County | 25,566 | 153 | $61k | $209k |
| 28682 | Terrell | Catawba County | 1,701 | 445 | $129k | $437k |
| 28683 | Thurmond | Surry County | 1,614 | 47 | $45k | $177k |
| 28684 | Todd | Ashe County | 1,961 | 39 | $69k | $325k |
| 28685 | Traphill | Wilkes County | 2,181 | 46 | $46k | $123k |
| 28687 | Statesville | Iredell County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28688 | Turnersburg | Iredell County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28689 | Union Grove | Iredell County | 2,188 | 48 | $71k | $157k |
| 28690 | Valdese | Burke County | 9,196 | 427 | $67k | $211k |
| 28691 | Valle Crucis | Watauga County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28692 | Vilas | Watauga County | 4,367 | 109 | $43k | $325k |
| 28693 | Warrensville | Ashe County | 1,071 | 48 | $63k | $172k |
| 28694 | West Jefferson | Ashe County | 7,626 | 109 | $59k | $273k |
| 28697 | Wilkesboro | Wilkes County | 13,412 | 215 | $53k | $219k |
| 28698 | Zionville | Watauga County | 2,320 | 90 | $54k | $219k |
| 28699 | Scotts | Iredell County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.