Glen Alpine North Carolina ZIP Codes

Glen Alpine holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Glen Alpine

The complete list of Glen Alpine, North Carolina ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
28628	Burke 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Glen Alpine codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Glen Alpine. 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 Glen Alpine 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 Glen Alpine accounts for 1% of it.

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Area codes covering Glen Alpine

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 Glen Alpine occupies.

828 Area code 828

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

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Where Glen Alpine's ZIP codes sit

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

Reference points and footprint
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Cities near Glen Alpine

The closest places to Glen Alpine with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
Morganton North Carolina ZIP codes	4.7 mi	2 ZIP codes
Nebo North Carolina ZIP codes	7.4 mi	1 ZIP code
Drexel North Carolina ZIP codes	9.9 mi	1 ZIP code
Valdese North Carolina ZIP codes	12 mi	1 ZIP code
Marion North Carolina ZIP codes	13 mi	1 ZIP code
Rutherford College North Carolina ZIP codes	14 mi	1 ZIP code
Connelly Springs North Carolina ZIP codes	16 mi	1 ZIP code
Casar North Carolina ZIP codes	18 mi	1 ZIP code

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