ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Buncombe County has 20 ZIP codes. 11 lie entirely inside it and 9 are shared with neighboring counties, so part of their land and their people are elsewhere. About 274,063 people live in the parts inside it (ACS 2020–2024).

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ZIP codes: 20; With 1% or more of their land inside
Entirely inside: 11; 99% or more of their land
Shared with other counties: 9; Most with Henderson County (4)
Most populated ZIP: 28806; 43,433 people · Asheville
Least populated ZIP: 28757; 630 people · Montreat; 1 more with nobody living there
Largest ZIP by land: 28711; 104 sq mi · Black Mountain

Map of the ZIP codes in Buncombe County

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Shared, mostly in this county
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All ZIP codes in Buncombe County

20 ZIP codes in Buncombe County, NC, by number
ZIP code	Main city	Population	Land in the county	Residents in the county
28701	Woodfin	5,786	96%	≈ 5,737
28704	Royal Pines	24,138	94%	≈ 23,620
28709	Barnardsville	2,260	100%	2,260
28711	Black Mountain	12,663	79%	≈ 11,282
28715	Asheville	30,328	100%	30,328
28730	Fairview	7,605	100%	7,605
28732	Hoopers Creek	19,279	36%	≈ 5,985
28748	—	12,230	89%	≈ 11,653
28753	Marshall	10,389	2.2%	≈ 1,058
28757	Montreat	630	100%	630
28759	Mills River	7,555	1.6%	≈ 514
28770	—	0	100%	0
28778	Swannanoa	13,536	100%	13,536
28787	Weaverville	22,809	95%	≈ 22,138
28792	Edneyville	36,645	3.1%	≈ 106
28801	Asheville	14,691	100%	14,691
28803	Asheville	33,718	100%	33,718
28804	Woodfin	25,776	100%	25,776
28805	Asheville	19,993	100%	19,993
28806	Asheville	43,433	100%	43,433

ZIP codes shared with other counties

These 9 ZIP codes have part of their land in another county. The first figure is the share of their land in Buncombe County; then, where the rest lies.

28701 (Woodfin): 96% here; 4.0% in Madison County.
28704 (Royal Pines): 94% here; 6.4% in Henderson County.
28711 (Black Mountain): 79% here; 11% in McDowell County and 9.2% in Rutherford County.
28732 (Hoopers Creek): 36% here; 64% in Henderson County.
28748: 89% here; 11% in Madison County.
28753 (Marshall): 2.2% here; 98% in Madison County.
28759 (Mills River): 1.6% here; 98% in Henderson County.
28787 (Weaverville): 95% here; 5.4% in Madison County.
28792 (Edneyville): 3.1% here; 97% in Henderson County.

Cities and prefixes

By main city (the city, town or CDP each ZIP shares the most land with), the ones with the most are Asheville (5), Woodfin (2), Barnardsville (1), Black Mountain (1), Edneyville (1), and Fairview (1); 13 places in all.

They start with 2 different three-digit prefixes, one per USPS sorting center: 287 and 288.

Neighboring counties

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA to County, ZCTA to Place and ZCTA to Census Tract Relationship Files (and the 2022 County Subdivision to ZCTA file for Connecticut). Public domain.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (population of each ZIP code, census tract and Connecticut town). Public domain.
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (county population) and 2025 Gazetteer Files (land area and interior point of each ZIP code). Public domain.
U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files: ZCTAs 2020 and counties 2025, 1:500,000; county adjacency file 2025. Public domain.

How we count. ZIP codes here are the Census Bureau’s ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), the areas it draws to match USPS ZIP codes; ZIPs with no area of their own (PO boxes, single buildings) aren’t included. A ZIP can cross county lines: “Land in the county” is the exact share of its land inside, from the Census relationship files. “Residents in the county” is the whole ZIP for those entirely inside; for shared ones it’s an estimate, spreading the people of each census tract over the land it shares with the ZIP. Population: ACS 2020–2024. Methodology.

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