ZIP Code 28789

28789 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Whittier, Jackson County.

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

Where this code sits

28789 is part of the 287xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Whittier.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28789 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

828 Area code 828

ZIP codes nearest 28789

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28789.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28719	4.6 mi	Cherokee, NC
ZIP code 28725	5.3 mi	Dillsboro, NC
ZIP code 28788	7.9 mi	Webster, NC
ZIP code 28779	8.3 mi	Sylva, NC
ZIP code 28713	8.7 mi	Bryson City, NC
ZIP code 28707	12 mi	Balsam, NC
ZIP code 28751	12 mi	Maggie Valley, NC
ZIP code 28738	16 mi	Hazelwood, 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 28789, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 28789. 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.