ZIP Code 28173

28173 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Waxhaw, Union County.

City: Waxhaw
County: Union County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 281xx

Where this code sits

28173 is part of the 281xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Waxhaw.

Waxhaw North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28173 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28173

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28173.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28108	3.5 mi	Mineral Springs, NC
ZIP code 29744	8.1 mi	Van Wyck, SC
ZIP code 29707	8.2 mi	Fort Mill, SC
ZIP code 28104	9.5 mi	Matthews, NC
ZIP code 28112	10 mi	Monroe, NC
ZIP code 28277	10 mi	Charlotte, NC
ZIP code 28111	11 mi	Monroe, NC
ZIP code 28079	12 mi	Indian Trail, 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 28173, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28173. 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.