| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| County: | Mecklenburg County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:58:01 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2267, -80.8434 |
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ZIP 28221 in Charlotte, North Carolina functions as a PO Box facility serving the Derita area. The post office operates 141 PO Boxes for both residential and business customers in the Prosperity Church Road neighborhood, positioned within the broader Charlotte metro area. This location handles mail exclusively through PO Boxes, with no street delivery within the ZIP itself.
While classified as a PO Box ZIP, most residents and businesses in this part of Charlotte receive street delivery through the neighboring ZIP 28269, which encompasses this area. The 117 businesses operating here typically maintain PO Boxes for mail purposes while conducting operations at street addresses in the surrounding area. The facility at Derita Avenue serves as a convenient mail collection point rather than the sole delivery option for the community.
This ZIP contains a single street reference (Derita Avenue) which houses the PO Box facility itself. The limited street infrastructure reflects its function as a postal service point rather than a geographic delivery zone.
ZIP Code 28221 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 613 people with an annual payroll of $48,231,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 254Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $10,982,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $48,231,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 613Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28221 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 1,758,038 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28221. 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: | 1,758,038Source: 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: | 3712000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Charlotte city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28221 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 February 1, 2026.