ZIP Code 28705

28705 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Bakersville, Mitchell County.

City: Bakersville
County: Mitchell County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28705 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Bakersville.

Bakersville North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28705 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28705

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28705.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28740	5.5 mi	Green Mountain, NC
ZIP code 28765	8.1 mi	Penland, NC
ZIP code 28755	8.6 mi	Micaville, NC
ZIP code 28664	9.4 mi	Plumtree, NC
ZIP code 28777	10 mi	Spruce Pine, NC
ZIP code 28714	11 mi	Burnsville, NC
ZIP code 28652	11 mi	Minneapolis, NC
ZIP code 37687	11 mi	Roan Mountain, TN

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 28705, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28705. 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.