ZIP Code 28661

28661 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Patterson, Caldwell County.

City: Patterson
County: Caldwell County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 286xx

Where this code sits

28661 is part of the 286xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Patterson.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28661 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28661

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28661.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28645	5.8 mi	Lenoir, NC
ZIP code 28633	5.9 mi	Lenoir, NC
ZIP code 28611	9.2 mi	Collettsville, NC
ZIP code 28638	12 mi	Hudson, NC
ZIP code 28605	12 mi	Blowing Rock, NC
ZIP code 28624	13 mi	Ferguson, NC
ZIP code 28606	15 mi	Boomer, NC
ZIP code 28618	15 mi	Deep Gap, 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 28661, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28661. 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.