Highlands North Carolina ZIP Codes
Highlands holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Highlands
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28741 | Macon 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Highlands codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Highlands. 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 Highlands ZIP code begins 287. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 87 ZIP codes, so Highlands accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Highlands
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 Highlands occupies.
Highlands North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Highlands's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Highlands
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin North Carolina ZIP codes | 14 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Webster North Carolina ZIP codes | 21 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Dillsboro North Carolina ZIP codes | 22 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Sylva North Carolina ZIP codes | 22 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Rosman North Carolina ZIP codes | 22 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Bryson City North Carolina ZIP codes | 29 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Brevard North Carolina ZIP codes | 30 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Waynesville North Carolina ZIP codes | 32 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.