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Waco ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Waco, NC is 28169, and its area codes are 704 and 980.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
171
Area codes
704, 980

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Waco itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Cherryville (3.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Waco uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

ZIP codes addressed as Waco

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Waco
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28169 Waco , NC Standard 108 — $70,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Waco

These ZIP codes cover part of Waco but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Waco
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
28021 Cherryville , NC Standard 13,865 $63,429 $217,400
28150 Shelby , NC Standard 28,142 $55,832 $211,400

Map of Waco ZIP codes

28169

The ZIP codes of Waco, 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 Waco

The nearest larger towns are Cherryville (6,226 people, 3.2 mi), Light Oak (277 people, 5.9 mi) and Fallston (616 people, 6.2 mi).

Towns near Waco
TownPopulationDistance
Cherryville 6,226 3.2 mi
Shelby 22,100 8.2 mi
Kings Mountain 12,039 9.8 mi
Bessemer City 5,580 9.9 mi
Lincolnton 11,783 13.3 mi
Dallas 6,104 14.2 mi
Boiling Springs 4,757 15.3 mi
Gastonia 82,884 15.8 mi
Ranlo 4,617 17.7 mi
Stanley 4,069 19.0 mi
Lowell 3,768 19.2 mi
Maiden 3,788 19.3 mi
Clover, SC 7,234 21.0 mi
Cramerton 5,450 22.1 mi

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