ZIP Code 28523

28523 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Cove City, Craven County.

City: Cove City
County: Craven County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 285xx

Where this code sits

28523 is part of the 285xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Cove City.

Cove City North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28523 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 28523

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28523.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28526	5.3 mi	Dover, NC
ZIP code 28586	10 mi	Vanceboro, NC
ZIP code 28585	13 mi	Trenton, NC
ZIP code 28562	13 mi	New Bern, NC
ZIP code 28573	14 mi	Pollocksville, NC
ZIP code 28530	14 mi	Grifton, NC
ZIP code 28561	14 mi	New Bern, NC
ZIP code 28527	14 mi	Ernul, 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 28523, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28523. 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.