ZIP Code 28043

28043 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Forest City, Rutherford County.

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

Where this code sits

28043 is part of the 280xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Forest City.

Forest City North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28043 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28043

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28043.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28019	4.1 mi	Caroleen, NC
ZIP code 28040	4.3 mi	Ellenboro, NC
ZIP code 28160	5.1 mi	Spindale, NC
ZIP code 28076	5.4 mi	Henrietta, NC
ZIP code 28024	7.0 mi	Cliffside, NC
ZIP code 28074	7.3 mi	Harris, NC
ZIP code 28139	8.1 mi	Rutherfordton, NC
ZIP code 28114	8.6 mi	Mooresboro, 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 28043, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28043. 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.