ZIP Code 28720

28720 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Chimney Rock, Rutherford County.

City: Chimney Rock
County: Rutherford County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28720 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Chimney Rock.

Chimney Rock North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28720 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28720

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28720.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28710	2.7 mi	Bat Cave, NC
ZIP code 28746	3.8 mi	Lake Lure, NC
ZIP code 28727	6.3 mi	Edneyville, NC
ZIP code 28735	6.7 mi	Gerton, NC
ZIP code 28756	8.6 mi	Mill Spring, NC
ZIP code 28724	11 mi	Dana, NC
ZIP code 28730	11 mi	Fairview, NC
ZIP code 28711	12 mi	Black Mountain, 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 28720, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28720. 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.