Lincolnton North Carolina ZIP Codes

Lincolnton holds 2 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.

Every ZIP code in Lincolnton

The complete list of Lincolnton, North Carolina ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
28092	Lincoln County
28093	Lincoln County

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Scope every ZIP code recorded for Lincolnton. 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 Lincolnton ZIP code begins 280. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 59 ZIP codes, so Lincolnton accounts for 3% of it.

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Area codes covering Lincolnton

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 Lincolnton occupies.

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Where Lincolnton's ZIP codes sit

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

Reference points and footprint
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Cities near Lincolnton

The closest places to Lincolnton with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
High Shoals North Carolina ZIP codes	6.3 mi	1 ZIP code
Maiden North Carolina ZIP codes	8.0 mi	1 ZIP code
Cherryville North Carolina ZIP codes	10 mi	1 ZIP code
Dallas North Carolina ZIP codes	11 mi	1 ZIP code
Stanley North Carolina ZIP codes	12 mi	1 ZIP code
Denver North Carolina ZIP codes	12 mi	1 ZIP code
Vale North Carolina ZIP codes	13 mi	1 ZIP code
Newton North Carolina ZIP codes	13 mi	1 ZIP code

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.