ZIP Code 28520

28520 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Cedar Island, Carteret County.

City: Cedar Island
County: Carteret County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 285xx

Where this code sits

28520 is part of the 285xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Cedar Island.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28520 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 28520

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28520.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28511	8.5 mi	Atlantic, NC
ZIP code 28577	10 mi	Sealevel, NC
ZIP code 28581	13 mi	Stacy, NC
ZIP code 28524	17 mi	Davis, NC
ZIP code 28589	19 mi	Williston, NC
ZIP code 28579	21 mi	Smyrna, NC
ZIP code 28556	22 mi	Merritt, NC
ZIP code 28571	22 mi	Oriental, 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 28520, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28520. 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.