| City: | Albemarle, North Carolina |
| County: | Stanly County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:41:59 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.3544, -80.1903 |
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ZIP code 28002 is Albemarle's downtown PO Box ZIP in Stanly County, North Carolina. It exists alongside ZIP 28001, which handles residential street delivery for the broader Albemarle area. This arrangement is common in small cities where the main post office maintains a separate ZIP for PO Box customers.
The post office at this location maintains 424 PO Boxes and serves 294 business delivery points. All street-style addresses in this ZIP use a single address, S 2nd St, which is the post office's physical location. These aren't actual street deliveries. They're PO Box Street Addresses (PBSA), an alternative format that lets customers receive packages addressed to the post office street address with their box number.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Albemarle residents have full carrier delivery available through ZIP 28001. The 28002 ZIP serves those who prefer or need a PO Box, whether for business use, privacy, or convenience. Downtown Albemarle sits at the center of this ZIP's service area, with nearby neighborhoods like Forest Hills and Crestview within a mile or so.
The single street address is the post office location used for PO Box Street Addressing.
ZIP Code 28002 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 18 business establishments, employing about 237 people with an annual payroll of $8,426,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,197Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 18Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,807,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,426,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 237Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28002 is located in Stanly County, North Carolina, within the Albemarle, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10620) and North Carolina's 8th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 63,557 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28002. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Albemarle, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 10620Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 63,557Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4512.78 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3700680Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Albemarle city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28002 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.