ZIP Code 28765

28765 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Penland, Mitchell County.

City: Penland
County: Mitchell County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28765 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Penland.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28765 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28765

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28765.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28777	2.5 mi	Spruce Pine, NC
ZIP code 28749	5.1 mi	Little Switzerland, NC
ZIP code 28755	5.8 mi	Micaville, NC
ZIP code 28705	8.1 mi	Bakersville, NC
ZIP code 28740	9.7 mi	Green Mountain, NC
ZIP code 28647	9.7 mi	Linville Falls, NC
ZIP code 28714	10 mi	Burnsville, NC
ZIP code 28664	10 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 28765, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28765. 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.