| City: | Paw Creek, North Carolina |
| County: | Mecklenburg County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:44:26 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 704 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2747, -80.9387 |
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Paw Creek is a historic community in west Charlotte, North Carolina. ZIP code 28130 doesn't cover a geographic territory of its own. Instead, it's a point location, a post office address embedded within the larger 28214 ZIP code. The Paw Creek name goes back to the area's rural past, though today it sits in the middle of Charlotte's expanding metro.
The Paw Creek post office maintains 187 PO Boxes. This is designated as a PO Box Only Zone, meaning residents who want mail through this ZIP code must use a PO Box. However, street delivery is available in the surrounding area through the enclosing 28214 ZIP code. The post office sits on Old Mount Holly Road, the only street address associated with this ZIP.
There are 152 business delivery points registered here, which is notable given the small footprint. The neighborhood context tells the story: Paw Creek sits within Charlotte's Coulwood West neighborhood, with Todd Park, Westchester, Pawtuckett, and Toddville Road neighborhoods all within half a mile. These are suburban Charlotte neighborhoods where residents have a choice: use the local Paw Creek PO Box or receive mail at their street address through 28214.
No Census population is recorded for this ZIP code because it doesn't have its own geographic boundary. Everyone who uses the 28130 PO Boxes lives within the 28214 ZCTA for Census purposes. The Paw Creek post office functions as a community touchpoint, a piece of local identity in a rapidly growing metro area.
Only one street address exists for this ZIP. Old Mount Holly Road is the post office location.
ZIP Code 28130 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 11 business establishments, employing about 134 people with an annual payroll of $8,623,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 340Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 11Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,759,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,623,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 134Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28130 is located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, within the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16740) and North Carolina's 14th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,712,818 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28130. 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: | 14Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 0 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 28130 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.