ZIP Code 28683

28683 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Thurmond, Wilkes County.

City: Thurmond
County: Wilkes County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 286xx

Where this code sits

28683 is part of the 286xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Thurmond.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28683 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28683

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28683.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28676	3.8 mi	State Road, NC
ZIP code 28685	5.0 mi	Traphill, NC
ZIP code 28668	5.2 mi	Roaring Gap, NC
ZIP code 28621	6.4 mi	Elkin, NC
ZIP code 28627	7.6 mi	Glade Valley, NC
ZIP code 28656	10 mi	North Wilkesboro, NC
ZIP code 28670	10 mi	Ronda, NC
ZIP code 28635	11 mi	Hays, 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 28683, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28683. 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.