ZIP Code 28139

28139 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County.

City: Rutherfordton
County: Rutherford County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 281xx

Where this code sits

28139 is part of the 281xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Rutherfordton.

Rutherfordton North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28139 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28139

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28139.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28160	3.1 mi	Spindale, NC
ZIP code 28167	7.1 mi	Union Mills, NC
ZIP code 28043	8.1 mi	Forest City, NC
ZIP code 28756	10 mi	Mill Spring, NC
ZIP code 28018	11 mi	Bostic, NC
ZIP code 28074	11 mi	Harris, NC
ZIP code 28040	12 mi	Ellenboro, NC
ZIP code 28019	12 mi	Caroleen, 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 28139, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28139. 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.