ZIP Code 28697

28697 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County.

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

Where this code sits

28697 is part of the 286xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Wilkesboro.

Wilkesboro North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28697 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 28697

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28697.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28654	4.1 mi	Moravian Falls, NC
ZIP code 28659	4.8 mi	North Wilkesboro, NC
ZIP code 28651	7.3 mi	Millers Creek, NC
ZIP code 28656	9.4 mi	North Wilkesboro, NC
ZIP code 28669	9.6 mi	Roaring River, NC
ZIP code 28606	10 mi	Boomer, NC
ZIP code 28665	12 mi	Purlear, NC
ZIP code 28649	12 mi	Mc Grady, 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 28697, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28697. 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.