ZIP Code 28511

28511 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Atlantic, Carteret County.

City: Atlantic
County: Carteret County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 285xx

Where this code sits

28511 is part of the 285xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Atlantic.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28511 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 28511

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28511.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28577	2.3 mi	Sealevel, NC
ZIP code 28581	5.5 mi	Stacy, NC
ZIP code 28520	8.5 mi	Cedar Island, NC
ZIP code 28524	8.8 mi	Davis, NC
ZIP code 28589	11 mi	Williston, NC
ZIP code 28579	13 mi	Smyrna, NC
ZIP code 28553	15 mi	Marshallberg, NC
ZIP code 28528	15 mi	Gloucester, 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 28511, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28511. 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.