ZIP Code 28097

28097 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Locust, Stanly County.

City: Locust
County: Stanly County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 280xx

Where this code sits

28097 is part of the 280xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Locust.

Locust North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28097 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28097

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28097.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28163	4.3 mi	Stanfield, NC
ZIP code 28129	4.8 mi	Oakboro, NC
ZIP code 28107	6.4 mi	Midland, NC
ZIP code 28026	8.6 mi	Concord, NC
ZIP code 28082	8.6 mi	Kannapolis, NC
ZIP code 28025	9.3 mi	Concord, NC
ZIP code 28124	10 mi	Mount Pleasant, NC
ZIP code 28001	14 mi	Albemarle, 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 28097, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28097. 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.