ZIP codes in Mitchell County
5 ZIPs touch Mitchell County, North Carolina. The blue dashed line is the county border; orange ZIPs reach into it.
5
ZIP codes
4
cross the county line
19,068
people in these ZIPs
100
counties in NC
Most people
Mitchell County ZIP list
More counties in North Carolina
- Lincoln County12
- Macon County7
- Madison County6
- Martin County11
- McDowell County10
- Mecklenburg County87
- Montgomery County9
- Moore County21
- Nash County16
- New Hanover County16
- Northampton County14
- Onslow County19
Questions people actually ask
How many ZIP codes are in Mitchell County, North Carolina?
5 ZIP codes reach into Mitchell County, including 1 PO Box or single-address ZIPs placed by the town they serve. 4 of them are only partly in the county and also cover a neighboring county.
Which ZIP code in Mitchell County has the most people?
28777 (Spruce Pine) has about 10,178 residents, the most of any ZIP touching Mitchell County, in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
Can a ZIP code be in Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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