Elkin North Carolina ZIP Codes
Elkin holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Elkin
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28621 | Surry 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Elkin codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Elkin. 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 Elkin 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 Elkin accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Elkin
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Elkin occupies.
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Where Elkin's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Elkin
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Jonesville North Carolina ZIP codes | 2.1 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Ronda North Carolina ZIP codes | 6.1 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Boonville North Carolina ZIP codes | 7.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Dobson North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Yadkinville North Carolina ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| North Wilkesboro North Carolina ZIP codes | 17 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| East Bend North Carolina ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Wilkesboro North Carolina ZIP codes | 20 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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