| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| County: | Mecklenburg County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:58:09 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2267, -80.8434 |
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ZIP code 28232 serves a compact postal zone in Charlotte's Uptown district, covering just one street with carrier delivery alongside 88 PO Boxes. The entire mail footprint centers on N McDowell Street, where 40 delivery points receive city carrier service while businesses and residents in the First Ward neighborhood maintain boxes at the post office.
This isn't a standalone community but rather a focused postal facility embedded within Charlotte's urban core. The ZIP doesn't have defined geographic boundaries in the traditional sense. Instead, 279 businesses use 28232 for their mailing addresses while actual street delivery happens through the neighboring 28204 ZIP code. The arrangement is typical for downtown business districts where PO Box demand justifies a dedicated ZIP designation even when the physical delivery area spans less than a city block.
Only one street receives carrier delivery in this ZIP: N McDowell Street with 40 unit-based delivery points. The single-street footprint is typical of compact urban postal facilities where PO Box service dominates but a small carrier route serves a specific building or block.
ZIP Code 28232 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 25 people with an annual payroll of $4,154,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 366Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,313,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,154,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 25Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28232 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 28232. 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 28232 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 March 1, 2026.