ZIP Code 28740

28740 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Green Mountain, Yancey County.

City: Green Mountain
County: Yancey County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28740 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Green Mountain.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28740 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28740

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28740.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28705	5.5 mi	Bakersville, NC
ZIP code 28755	6.4 mi	Micaville, NC
ZIP code 28714	6.5 mi	Burnsville, NC
ZIP code 28765	9.7 mi	Penland, NC
ZIP code 28777	12 mi	Spruce Pine, NC
ZIP code 37650	13 mi	Erwin, TN
ZIP code 28749	14 mi	Little Switzerland, NC
ZIP code 28664	15 mi	Plumtree, 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 28740, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28740. 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.