Stanley North Carolina ZIP Codes
Stanley holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Stanley
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28164 | Gaston 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Stanley codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Stanley. 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 Stanley ZIP code begins 281. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 50 ZIP codes, so Stanley accounts for 2% of it.
Every North Carolina ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Stanley
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 Stanley occupies.
Stanley North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Stanley's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Stanley
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell North Carolina ZIP codes | 5.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Mount Holly North Carolina ZIP codes | 5.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Dallas North Carolina ZIP codes | 5.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| High Shoals North Carolina ZIP codes | 6.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Cramerton North Carolina ZIP codes | 8.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Gastonia North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.1 mi | 5 ZIP codes |
| Belmont North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Lincolnton North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.