ZIP codes in Alexander County
8 ZIPs touch Alexander County, North Carolina. The blue dashed line is the county border; orange ZIPs reach into it.
8
ZIP codes
7
cross the county line
152,767
people in these ZIPs
100
counties in NC
Most people
Alexander County ZIP list
More counties in North Carolina
- Alamance County15
- Alleghany County7
- Anson County8
- Ashe County13
- Avery County13
- Beaufort County15
- Bertie County10
Questions people actually ask
How many ZIP codes are in Alexander County, North Carolina?
8 ZIP codes reach into Alexander County. 7 of them are only partly in the county and also cover a neighboring county.
Which ZIP code in Alexander County has the most people?
28601 (Hickory) has about 53,329 residents, the most of any ZIP touching Alexander County, in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
Can a ZIP code be in Alexander County and another county?
Yes. ZIP codes follow mail routes, not county lines. Rows marked with a percentage show how much of that ZIP’s land is in Alexander County. For one address, pin the exact spot on the ZIP finder to see its county.
Where does this list come from?
ZIP areas and their county overlaps come from the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. PO Box ZIPs have no area, so each is placed in the county of the ZIP area nearest the town it serves.
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Updated 2026-11-10 · Where the data comes from