ZIP Code 28779

28779 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sylva, Jackson County.

City: Sylva
County: Jackson County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 287xx

Where this code sits

28779 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sylva.

Sylva North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28779 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28779

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28779.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28788	0.9 mi	Webster, NC
ZIP code 28725	3.6 mi	Dillsboro, NC
ZIP code 28723	8.0 mi	Cullowhee, NC
ZIP code 28789	8.3 mi	Whittier, NC
ZIP code 28707	8.6 mi	Balsam, NC
ZIP code 28783	9.5 mi	Tuckasegee, NC
ZIP code 28736	13 mi	Glenville, NC
ZIP code 28719	13 mi	Cherokee, 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 28779, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28779. 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.