Dover North Carolina ZIP Codes
Dover holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Dover
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28526 | Craven 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Dover codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Dover. 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 Dover ZIP code begins 285. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 71 ZIP codes, so Dover accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Dover
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 Dover occupies.
Dover North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Dover's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Dover
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Cove City North Carolina ZIP codes | 6.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Kinston North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.9 mi | 4 ZIP codes |
| Grifton North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Trenton North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Vanceboro North Carolina ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Hookerton North Carolina ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Ayden North Carolina ZIP codes | 18 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Pollocksville North Carolina ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.