ZIP Code 28038

28038 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Earl, Cleveland County.

City: Earl
County: Cleveland County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 280xx

Where this code sits

28038 is part of the 280xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Earl.

Earl North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28038 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28038

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28038.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28073	4.8 mi	Grover, NC
ZIP code 28152	5.0 mi	Shelby, NC
ZIP code 29702	6.5 mi	Blacksburg, SC
ZIP code 28151	6.6 mi	Shelby, NC
ZIP code 28150	8.0 mi	Shelby, NC
ZIP code 28017	8.3 mi	Boiling Springs, NC
ZIP code 28086	9.7 mi	Kings Mountain, NC
ZIP code 28089	11 mi	Lattimore, 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 28038, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28038. 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.