ZIP Code 28618

28618 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Deep Gap, Watauga County.

City: Deep Gap
County: Watauga County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 286xx

Where this code sits

28618 is part of the 286xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Deep Gap.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28618 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28618

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28618.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28626	4.7 mi	Fleetwood, NC
ZIP code 28607	8.3 mi	Boone, NC
ZIP code 28684	8.6 mi	Todd, NC
ZIP code 28608	8.8 mi	Boone, NC
ZIP code 28665	9.2 mi	Purlear, NC
ZIP code 28624	9.3 mi	Ferguson, NC
ZIP code 28694	11 mi	West Jefferson, NC
ZIP code 28605	12 mi	Blowing Rock, 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 28618, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28618. 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.