ZIP Code 28741

28741 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Highlands, Macon County.

City: Highlands
County: Macon County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28741 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Highlands.

Highlands North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28741 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28741

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28741.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28775	6.9 mi	Scaly Mountain, NC
ZIP code 28717	7.5 mi	Cashiers, NC
ZIP code 30537	8.7 mi	Dillard, GA
ZIP code 28763	9.7 mi	Otto, NC
ZIP code 28736	11 mi	Glenville, NC
ZIP code 28774	12 mi	Sapphire, NC
ZIP code 28744	12 mi	Franklin, NC
ZIP code 28734	12 mi	Franklin, 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 28741, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28741. 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.