ZIP Code 28701

28701 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Alexander, Buncombe County.

City: Alexander
County: Buncombe County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28701 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Alexander.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28701 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28701

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28701.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28787	4.6 mi	Weaverville, NC
ZIP code 28748	5.9 mi	Leicester, NC
ZIP code 28804	6.1 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28802	6.1 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28810	8.3 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28815	8.3 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28816	8.3 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28814	8.3 mi	Asheville, 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 28701, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28701. 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.