Columbus North Carolina ZIP Codes
Columbus holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Columbus
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28722 | Polk 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Columbus codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Columbus. 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 Columbus ZIP code begins 287. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 87 ZIP codes, so Columbus accounts for 1% of it.
Every North Carolina ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Columbus
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 Columbus occupies.
Columbus North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Columbus's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Columbus
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Tryon North Carolina ZIP codes | 3.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Saluda North Carolina ZIP codes | 7.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Lake Lure North Carolina ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Flat Rock North Carolina ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Chimney Rock North Carolina ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Hendersonville North Carolina ZIP codes | 15 mi | 4 ZIP codes |
| Rutherfordton North Carolina ZIP codes | 16 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Spindale North Carolina ZIP codes | 18 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.