Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — CITY/NC/SPARTA

Sparta ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Sparta, NC is 28675, and its area code is 336.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,928
Area code
336

Sparta in numbers

About 1,928 people live in Sparta, in 957 households. The median household income is $42,454 a year, 41% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $209,600 (27% below the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $563 a month. The median age is 51.0; 21.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 15 minutes.

Population1,928Sparta1,928
Households957Sparta957
Median age51.0Sparta51.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$42,454Sparta$42,454North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$209,600Sparta$209,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$563Sparta$563North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%Sparta21.3%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.0 minSparta15.0 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density821 / sq miSparta821 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Sparta town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Sparta

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sparta
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28675 Sparta , NC Standard 6,745 $44,560 $215,300

Map of Sparta ZIP codes

28675

The ZIP codes of Sparta, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Sparta

The nearest larger towns are Galax, VA (6,726 people, 16 mi), Mulberry (2,037 people, 19 mi) and Elkin (4,043 people, 23 mi).

Towns near Sparta
TownPopulationDistance
Galax, VA 6,726 16.1 mi
Elkin 4,043 22.6 mi
North Wilkesboro 4,421 22.8 mi
Jonesville 2,860 24.5 mi
Wilkesboro 3,646 25.1 mi
Hillsville, VA 2,864 27.9 mi
Mount Airy 10,633 28.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Alleghany County · North Carolina ZIP codes

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Sparta, NC ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/nc/sparta

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.