Waco North Carolina ZIP Codes
Waco holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Waco
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28169 | Cleveland 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Waco codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Waco. 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 Waco 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 Waco accounts for 2% of it.
Every North Carolina ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Waco
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 Waco occupies.
These codes are associated with Waco through county-level matching, not a per-address guarantee.
Waco North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Waco's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Waco
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Cherryville North Carolina ZIP codes | 3.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Fallston North Carolina ZIP codes | 6.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Shelby North Carolina ZIP codes | 8.2 mi | 3 ZIP codes |
| Lawndale North Carolina ZIP codes | 8.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Kings Mountain North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Bessemer City North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Vale North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Polkville 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.