ZIP Code 28571

28571 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Oriental, Pamlico County.

City: Oriental
County: Pamlico County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 285xx

Where this code sits

28571 is part of the 285xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Oriental.

Oriental North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28571 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28571

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28571.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28556	6.2 mi	Merritt, NC
ZIP code 28510	6.8 mi	Arapahoe, NC
ZIP code 28583	7.3 mi	Stonewall, NC
ZIP code 28515	8.5 mi	Bayboro, NC
ZIP code 28509	9.4 mi	Alliance, NC
ZIP code 28529	9.8 mi	Grantsboro, NC
ZIP code 28587	11 mi	Vandemere, NC
ZIP code 28532	14 mi	Havelock, 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 28571, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28571. 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.