ZIP Code 28774

28774 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sapphire, Transylvania County.

City: Sapphire
County: Transylvania County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28774 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sapphire.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28774 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28774

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28774.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28717	5.3 mi	Cashiers, NC
ZIP code 28747	7.2 mi	Lake Toxaway, NC
ZIP code 28736	9.8 mi	Glenville, NC
ZIP code 28772	12 mi	Rosman, NC
ZIP code 29686	12 mi	Tamassee, SC
ZIP code 28741	12 mi	Highlands, NC
ZIP code 29685	13 mi	Sunset, SC
ZIP code 28708	13 mi	Balsam Grove, 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 28774, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28774. 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.