Catawba North Carolina ZIP Codes
Catawba holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Catawba
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28609 | Catawba 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Catawba codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Catawba. 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 Catawba 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 Catawba accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Catawba
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 Catawba occupies.
Catawba North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Catawba's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Catawba
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Claremont North Carolina ZIP codes | 4.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Conover North Carolina ZIP codes | 8.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Newton North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Troutman North Carolina ZIP codes | 10 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Denver North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Maiden North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Statesville North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 3 ZIP codes |
| Hickory North Carolina ZIP codes | 14 mi | 3 ZIP codes |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.