ZIP Code 28749

28749 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Little Switzerland, McDowell County.

City: Little Switzerland
County: McDowell County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28749 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Little Switzerland.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28749 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28749

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28749.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28777	4.1 mi	Spruce Pine, NC
ZIP code 28765	5.1 mi	Penland, NC
ZIP code 28737	7.8 mi	Glenwood, NC
ZIP code 28755	8.0 mi	Micaville, NC
ZIP code 28647	11 mi	Linville Falls, NC
ZIP code 28714	12 mi	Burnsville, NC
ZIP code 28752	12 mi	Marion, NC
ZIP code 28705	13 mi	Bakersville, 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 28749, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28749. 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.