First three digits · North Carolina
ZIP Codes Starting with
7 ZIP codes start with 289, sorted at the Greenville, SC (SCF 296) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 6 residential ZIP codes across 2 counties and 1 PO Box or single-organization code (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 289 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, 289, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 289 to the Greenville, SC (SCF 296) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 289 ZIP codes are Murphy, Hayesville, Andrews, Marble, Warne and Brasstown.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 246 ZIP codes in all: 287, 288, 289, 293, 296.
Where are the 289 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 289
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28901 | Andrews | Cherokee County | 5,552 | 80 | $45k | $158k |
| 28902 | Brasstown | Clay County | 986 | 44 | $89k | $253k |
| 28903 | Culberson | Cherokee County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 28904 | Hayesville | Clay County | 10,050 | 54 | $57k | $285k |
| 28905 | Marble | Cherokee County | 3,056 | 68 | $58k | $228k |
| 28906 | Murphy | Cherokee County | 20,526 | 62 | $56k | $250k |
| 28909 | Warne | Clay County | 1,002 | 105 | $81k | $285k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.