ZIP Code 28168

28168 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Vale, Lincoln County.

City: Vale
County: Lincoln County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 281xx

Where this code sits

28168 is part of the 281xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Vale.

Vale North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28168 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28168

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28168.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28090	6.6 mi	Lawndale, NC
ZIP code 28042	6.7 mi	Fallston, NC
ZIP code 28020	9.9 mi	Casar, NC
ZIP code 28033	11 mi	Crouse, NC
ZIP code 28169	11 mi	Waco, NC
ZIP code 28021	12 mi	Cherryville, NC
ZIP code 28093	13 mi	Lincolnton, NC
ZIP code 28136	13 mi	Polkville, 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 28168, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28168. 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.