Emerald Isle North Carolina ZIP Codes

Emerald Isle holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Emerald Isle

The complete list of Emerald Isle, North Carolina ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
28594	Carteret 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Emerald Isle codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Emerald Isle. 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 Emerald Isle 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 Emerald Isle accounts for 1% of it.

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Area codes covering Emerald Isle

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 Emerald Isle occupies.

252 Area code 252

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Where Emerald Isle's ZIP codes sit

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

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

Cities near Emerald Isle

The closest places to Emerald Isle with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
Swansboro North Carolina ZIP codes	6.2 mi	1 ZIP code
Newport North Carolina ZIP codes	11 mi	1 ZIP code
Atlantic Beach North Carolina ZIP codes	17 mi	1 ZIP code
Morehead City North Carolina ZIP codes	17 mi	1 ZIP code
Havelock North Carolina ZIP codes	19 mi	1 ZIP code
Maysville North Carolina ZIP codes	20 mi	1 ZIP code
Jacksonville North Carolina ZIP codes	21 mi	3 ZIP codes
Beaufort North Carolina ZIP codes	22 mi	1 ZIP code

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