| City: | Newell, North Carolina |
| County: | Mecklenburg County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:44:19 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2795, -80.7358 |
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Newell is a historic community within the Charlotte metro area, located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. ZIP 28126 exists as a point location rather than a geographic territory. It's entirely contained within ZIP 28213, which provides the actual street delivery coverage for this area.
The Newell post office maintains 105 PO Boxes despite having no resident population assigned to its ZCTA. This isn't unusual for embedded metro-area post offices. The facility serves local businesses (64 business delivery points) and residents who prefer a Newell mailing address. All ZIP+4 records reference a single street: Old Concord Road, with 39 address records using unit designators.
This ZIP is designated a PO Box Only Zone, meaning 28126 itself doesn't originate carrier routes. However, mail delivery in the surrounding Newell neighborhood comes through ZIP 28213's urban carrier routes. Residents can choose between a 28126 PO Box at the Newell post office or street delivery under 28213.
The Newell post office sits within Charlotte's College Downs neighborhood, near the Newell and Newell South neighborhoods. These areas are part of Charlotte's northeastern growth corridor. General Delivery service is available for those without a permanent address.
All delivery records reference the post office's location on Old Concord Road.
ZIP Code 28126 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 11 people with an annual payroll of $251,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 191Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $100,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $251,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 11Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28126 is located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, within the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16740) and North Carolina's 12nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,712,818 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28126. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 16740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,712,818Source: Census |
| MSA: | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 12Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 549.66 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28126 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.