ZIP Code 28543

28543 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Tarawa Terrace, Onslow County.

City: Tarawa Terrace
County: Onslow County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 285xx

Where this code sits

28543 is part of the 285xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Tarawa Terrace.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28543 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28543

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28543.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28546	2.7 mi	Jacksonville, NC
ZIP code 28541	3.0 mi	Jacksonville, NC
ZIP code 28545	3.0 mi	Mccutcheon Field, NC
ZIP code 28547	3.3 mi	Camp Lejeune, NC
ZIP code 28544	3.6 mi	Midway Park, NC
ZIP code 28540	4.5 mi	Jacksonville, NC
ZIP code 28542	6.7 mi	Camp Lejeune, NC
ZIP code 28539	10 mi	Hubert, 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 28543, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28543. 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.