| City: | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
| City Alias: | N Wilkesboro |
| Names to Avoid: | Lowes Co Inc |
| County: | Wilkes County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:59:03 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 336 / 743 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 36.1585, -81.1478 |
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ZIP code 28656 serves Lowe's Companies, Inc. in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Lowe's was founded in 1921 in North Wilkesboro by Lucius Smith Lowe and has grown to become the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, operating over 1,700 stores. While corporate headquarters relocated to Mooresville, NC in 2004, North Wilkesboro remains significant in company history. The original store operated at the current North Wilkesboro location for decades. The USPS has maintained this dedicated postal designation for over two decades.
Postal records identify 2 ZIP+4 codes associated with this designation. Both North Wilkesboro and N Wilkesboro are valid mailing cities for this ZIP. Census demographic data is not available, consistent with its function as a corporate facility designation.
ZIP Code 28656 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: | 2,533Source: 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 28656 is located in Wilkes County, North Carolina, within the North Wilkesboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35900) and North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 65,983 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28656. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | North Wilkesboro, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 35900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 65,983Source: 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: | 3747880Source: Census |
| Place Name: | North Wilkesboro town; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28656 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 January 1, 2026.