Crossnore North Carolina ZIP Codes

Crossnore holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Crossnore

The complete list of Crossnore, North Carolina ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
28616	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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Crossnore codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Crossnore. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Crossnore 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 Crossnore accounts for 1% of it.

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Area codes covering Crossnore

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 Crossnore occupies.

828 Area code 828

These codes are associated with Crossnore through county-level matching, not a per-address guarantee.

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Where Crossnore's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Crossnore ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Cities near Crossnore

The closest places to Crossnore with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
Newland North Carolina ZIP codes	4.5 mi	1 ZIP code
Elk Park North Carolina ZIP codes	9.8 mi	1 ZIP code
Banner Elk North Carolina ZIP codes	10 mi	1 ZIP code
Spruce Pine North Carolina ZIP codes	11 mi	1 ZIP code
Bakersville North Carolina ZIP codes	13 mi	1 ZIP code
Blowing Rock North Carolina ZIP codes	17 mi	1 ZIP code
Boone North Carolina ZIP codes	20 mi	2 ZIP codes
Nebo North Carolina ZIP codes	21 mi	1 ZIP code

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.