Rutherford College North Carolina ZIP Codes

Rutherford College holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Rutherford College

The complete list of Rutherford College, North Carolina ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
28671	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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Rutherford College codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Rutherford College. 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 Rutherford College 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 Rutherford College accounts for 1% of it.

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Area codes covering Rutherford College

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 Rutherford College occupies.

828 Area code 828

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Where Rutherford College's ZIP codes sit

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

Reference points and footprint
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Cities near Rutherford College

The closest places to Rutherford College with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
Connelly Springs North Carolina ZIP codes	1.7 mi	1 ZIP code
Valdese North Carolina ZIP codes	2.6 mi	1 ZIP code
Drexel North Carolina ZIP codes	4.6 mi	1 ZIP code
Rhodhiss North Carolina ZIP codes	5.4 mi	1 ZIP code
Hildebran North Carolina ZIP codes	6.4 mi	1 ZIP code
Granite Falls North Carolina ZIP codes	6.6 mi	1 ZIP code
Hudson North Carolina ZIP codes	7.0 mi	1 ZIP code
Morganton North Carolina ZIP codes	9.7 mi	2 ZIP codes

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