ZIP Code 28761

28761 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Nebo, McDowell County.

City: Nebo
County: McDowell County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28761 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Nebo.

Nebo North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28761 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28761

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28761.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28752	6.3 mi	Marion, NC
ZIP code 28628	8.1 mi	Glen Alpine, NC
ZIP code 28737	9.7 mi	Glenwood, NC
ZIP code 28655	12 mi	Morganton, NC
ZIP code 28680	13 mi	Morganton, NC
ZIP code 28167	14 mi	Union Mills, NC
ZIP code 28762	15 mi	Old Fort, NC
ZIP code 28749	16 mi	Little Switzerland, 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 28761, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28761. 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.