ZIP Code 28472

28472 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Whiteville, Columbus County.

City: Whiteville
County: Columbus County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 284xx

Where this code sits

28472 is part of the 284xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Whiteville.

Whiteville North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28472 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28472

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28472.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28424	2.5 mi	Brunswick, NC
ZIP code 28431	6.3 mi	Chadbourn, NC
ZIP code 28442	6.4 mi	Hallsboro, NC
ZIP code 28432	11 mi	Clarendon, NC
ZIP code 28450	12 mi	Lake Waccamaw, NC
ZIP code 28430	12 mi	Cerro Gordo, NC
ZIP code 28438	12 mi	Evergreen, NC
ZIP code 28433	13 mi	Clarkton, 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 28472, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28472. 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.