| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| County: | Mecklenburg County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:58:08 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2267, -80.8434 |
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ZIP Code 28230 serves Charlotte's Uptown business district with PO Box delivery at N McDowell Street. The post office maintains 152 PO Boxes for business customers in this commercial area. That's the entire delivery infrastructure here. There's no residential population on record.
The single street location sits at the intersection of First Ward and Second Ward neighborhoods in downtown Charlotte. Surrounding neighborhoods include Elizabeth and Dilworth within a quarter mile. This facility doesn't serve a traditional geographic area. Instead, it provides PO Box service to businesses and professionals who need a Charlotte mailing address. The post office recorded 225 business customers at this location.
All carrier delivery for the surrounding area comes from neighboring ZIP 28204, which encompasses this location. The PO Box facility exists as a specialized service point within Charlotte's larger postal network. It isn't a standalone community post office.
The single street entry represents the PO Box facility location rather than a delivery route. N McDowell Street is in Charlotte's downtown core, reflecting this ZIP's function as a business mailing address service point rather than a residential delivery zone.
ZIP Code 28230 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 45 people with an annual payroll of $4,002,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 364Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $930,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,002,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 45Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28230 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 1,758,038 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28230. 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: | 14Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 0 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 28230 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.