| City: | Boone, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Appalachian State Univ |
| County: | Watauga County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:02:14 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 36.2133, -81.6761 |
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Appalachian State University operates under dedicated ZIP code 28608 in Watauga County, North Carolina. Founded in 1899 by brothers B.B. and D.D. Dougherty as Watauga Academy, the institution became a state-supported school in 1903 and joined the University of North Carolina system in 1972. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains at an elevation of 3,333 feet, Appalachian State is one of the highest elevation universities in the eastern United States. The university enrolls approximately 20,000 students and is known for strong programs in education, business, and environmental sciences. The USPS has maintained this dedicated postal designation for over two decades.
Postal records identify 150 ZIP+4 codes serving 10 named campus buildings including Coltrane Residence Hall, East Residence Hall, Raley Hall, and the College of Business. The postal boundary covers approximately 0.04 square miles adjacent to Downtown Boone. Census demographic data is not available for this specific ZIP, likely because students are counted in surrounding Boone ZIP codes. Boone is the valid mailing city.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 28608 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,245Source: 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 28608 is located in Watauga County, North Carolina, within the Boone, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14380) and North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 51,079 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28608. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Boone, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 14380Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 51,079Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3571.86 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3707080Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Boone town; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28608 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.