| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Duke Power Co |
| County: | Mecklenburg County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:58:14 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 35.2267, -80.8434 |
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ZIP code 28242 was assigned to Duke Power Company, a utility company that served the Carolinas for nearly a century before merging to form Duke Energy. Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Charlotte, Duke Power provided electricity to customers throughout North and South Carolina. In 2006, Duke Power merged with Cinergy Corporation to form Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States. The USPS has maintained this postal designation for over two decades.
Postal records identify 1 ZIP+4 code associated with this designation in Uptown Charlotte's Third Ward. While the Duke Power name has been retired in favor of Duke Energy, the ZIP code designation remains in USPS records. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP, consistent with its function as a corporate headquarters designation. Charlotte is the valid mailing city.
ZIP Code 28242 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28242 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 28242. 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 28242 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.