| City: | Shelby, North Carolina |
| County: | Cleveland County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:44:46 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2923, -81.5356 |
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ZIP code 28151 serves a specific commercial corridor in Shelby, North Carolina. Unlike the main Shelby ZIP (28150), this code doesn't cover a residential territory. It's a point-only ZIP, meaning it represents delivery points along a single location rather than a geographic area.
All 164 street delivery records in this ZIP are on S Dekalb Street, using unit designations for individual businesses or offices. The post office maintains 540 PO Boxes here, and the ZIP serves 365 business delivery points. The business-heavy profile and lack of residential addresses suggest this ZIP was created to handle mail for a commercial district or large business complex.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery is available, and the main Shelby ZIP (28150) surrounds this point ZIP. Residents and businesses in Shelby can choose between street delivery through 28150 or PO Box service through either ZIP. The 28151 code primarily serves businesses needing a distinct mailing address separate from the main town ZIP.
All delivery occurs on S Dekalb Street, indicating a concentrated commercial district.
ZIP Code 28151 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 17 business establishments, employing about 337 people with an annual payroll of $13,228,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,043Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 17Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,350,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $13,228,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 337Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28151 is located in Cleveland County, North Carolina, within the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 43140) and North Carolina's 10th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 100,170 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28151. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Shelby-Kings Mountain, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 43140Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 100,170Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 10Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2575.16 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3761200Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Shelby city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28151 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.