ZIP Code 28040

28040 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ellenboro, Rutherford County.

City: Ellenboro
County: Rutherford County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 280xx

Where this code sits

28040 is part of the 280xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ellenboro.

Ellenboro North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28040 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28040

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28040.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28019	4.0 mi	Caroleen, NC
ZIP code 28043	4.3 mi	Forest City, NC
ZIP code 28076	5.5 mi	Henrietta, NC
ZIP code 28089	6.3 mi	Lattimore, NC
ZIP code 28024	6.4 mi	Cliffside, NC
ZIP code 28114	7.3 mi	Mooresboro, NC
ZIP code 28017	8.1 mi	Boiling Springs, NC
ZIP code 28018	8.5 mi	Bostic, 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 28040, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28040. 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.