ZIP Code 28594

28594 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Emerald Isle, Carteret County.

City: Emerald Isle
County: Carteret County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 285xx

Where this code sits

28594 is part of the 285xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Emerald Isle.

Emerald Isle North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28594 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 28594

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28594.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28584	6.6 mi	Swansboro, NC
ZIP code 28575	8.1 mi	Salter Path, NC
ZIP code 28570	9.1 mi	Newport, NC
ZIP code 28582	9.7 mi	Stella, NC
ZIP code 28539	11 mi	Hubert, NC
ZIP code 28557	16 mi	Morehead City, NC
ZIP code 28512	16 mi	Atlantic Beach, NC
ZIP code 28544	17 mi	Midway Park, 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 28594, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28594. 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.