ZIP Code 28016

28016 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Bessemer City, Gaston County.

City: Bessemer City
County: Gaston County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 280xx

Where this code sits

28016 is part of the 280xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Bessemer City.

Bessemer City North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28016 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28016

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28016.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28053	4.2 mi	Gastonia, NC
ZIP code 28052	4.7 mi	Gastonia, NC
ZIP code 28055	5.4 mi	Gastonia, NC
ZIP code 28086	5.8 mi	Kings Mountain, NC
ZIP code 28034	6.6 mi	Dallas, NC
ZIP code 28021	7.2 mi	Cherryville, NC
ZIP code 28054	9.0 mi	Gastonia, NC
ZIP code 28033	9.5 mi	Crouse, NC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 28016, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 28016. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.