ZIP Code 28748

28748 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Leicester, Buncombe County.

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

Where this code sits

28748 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Leicester.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28748 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28748

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28748.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28802	3.0 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28701	5.9 mi	Alexander, NC
ZIP code 28806	7.5 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28715	7.8 mi	Candler, NC
ZIP code 28804	8.2 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28801	9.4 mi	Asheville, NC
ZIP code 28787	10 mi	Weaverville, NC
ZIP code 28810	10 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 28748, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28748. 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.