| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Wachovia Bank |
| County: | Mecklenburg County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:47:34 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 704 / 980 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 35.2267, -80.8434 |
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ZIP code 28296 is a secondary designation that served Wachovia Bank operations in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. This ZIP operates alongside 28288, both originally designated for Wachovia banking operations. Wachovia Corporation, once one of the nation's largest banks with roots in Winston-Salem dating to 1879, was headquartered in Charlotte before its 2008 acquisition by Wells Fargo during the financial crisis. The entity alias for this ZIP was introduced in October 2008, the same month Wells Fargo announced its acquisition.
Postal records identify 11 ZIP+4 codes and 49 business delivery points associated with this designation in Charlotte's Westerly Hills area. The higher delivery point count suggests this may have handled more customer-facing correspondence than other Wachovia ZIPs. While the Wachovia brand was retired following the Wells Fargo acquisition, these postal designations remain in USPS records. Census demographic data is not available, consistent with its function as a corporate banking designation. Charlotte is the valid mailing city.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 49 |
ZIP Code 28296 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: | 51Source: 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 28296 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 2,712,818 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28296. 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: | 2,712,818Source: 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 28296 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.