ZIP Code 28622

28622 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Elk Park, Avery County.

City: Elk Park
County: Avery County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 286xx

Where this code sits

28622 is part of the 286xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Elk Park.

Elk Park North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28622 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28622

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28622.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28652	4.7 mi	Minneapolis, NC
ZIP code 37687	6.6 mi	Roan Mountain, TN
ZIP code 28604	6.9 mi	Banner Elk, NC
ZIP code 28657	7.5 mi	Newland, NC
ZIP code 28653	7.7 mi	Montezuma, NC
ZIP code 28646	8.6 mi	Linville, NC
ZIP code 28664	8.6 mi	Plumtree, NC
ZIP code 28679	9.5 mi	Sugar Grove, 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 28622, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28622. 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.