Postal reference / United States
28786Waynesville, North Carolina
ZIP code 28786 is a United States postal code for Waynesville, North Carolina. Its county association is Haywood County. The map reference point is at 35.5018, -82.9913.
- State / territory
- North Carolina
- Recorded place name
- Waynesville
- County association
- Haywood
- Estimated coordinate
- 35.5018, -82.9913
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- Data source
- GeoNames postal reference, snapshot September 26, 2026
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Area
- Land area
- 72.975 sq mi (2023 Census Gazetteer)
Figures are for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) that most closely matches this ZIP code, not an exact match to USPS delivery boundaries. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Gazetteer + 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates, retrieved 2026-09-27. How to read this data.
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Waynesville has 2 ZIP codes in the reference dataset.
- 28785Haywood
Nearby ZIP code reference points
| ZIP code | Place | State | County association | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28745 | Lake Junaluska | NC | Haywood | 2.0 |
| 28738 | Hazelwood | NC | Haywood | 2.4 |
| 28785 | Waynesville | NC | Haywood | 2.4 |
| 28721 | Clyde | NC | Haywood | 5.6 |
| 28751 | Maggie Valley | NC | Haywood | 5.9 |
| 28707 | Balsam | NC | Jackson | 7.4 |
| 28716 | Canton | NC | Haywood | 8.5 |
| 28728 | Enka | NC | Buncombe | 15.9 |
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