Banner Elk North Carolina ZIP Codes
Banner Elk holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Banner Elk
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28604 | Avery County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Banner Elk codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Banner Elk. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Banner Elk ZIP code begins 286. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 90 ZIP codes, so Banner Elk accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Banner Elk
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Banner Elk occupies.
Banner Elk North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Banner Elk's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Banner Elk
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Newland North Carolina ZIP codes | 5.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Elk Park North Carolina ZIP codes | 6.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Crossnore North Carolina ZIP codes | 10 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Blowing Rock North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Boone North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Bakersville North Carolina ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Spruce Pine North Carolina ZIP codes | 20 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Lenoir North Carolina ZIP codes | 26 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.