| City: | Enka, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Enka Village |
| County: | Buncombe County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:04:13 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.4572, -82.7746 |
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The postal infrastructure supports both residential and business needs. With 104 businesses and 10 establishments reporting employment data in the early 2000s, Enka maintains a modest commercial presence. The delivery territory includes 2 street routes that extend into the surrounding area, with Sand Hill Road representing the primary street-delivery component. This mixed service pattern is common for communities located near larger metropolitan areas, where PO Box facilities serve as local hubs while street delivery radiates from adjacent ZIP codes.
Enka sits within the Asheville metropolitan area, with the Biltmore Lake neighborhood nearby. The location places residents close to urban amenities while maintaining a distinct community identity. The 28728 ZIP provides a mailing address that distinguishes Enka from the broader Asheville postal network.
With only one street represented in the delivery records, Sand Hill Road dominates the street-delivery component of this ZIP. The 319 records include unit-based addressing, suggesting apartments, condos, or a multi-tenant development. This concentration is typical for PO Box ZIPs where street delivery serves a specific area or development while the broader community uses post office boxes.
ZIP Code 28728 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 10 business establishments, employing about 311 people with an annual payroll of $24,016,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 503Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 10Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $6,487,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $24,016,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 311Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 28728 is located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, within the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 11700) and North Carolina's 11st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 424,858 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 28728. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Asheville, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 11700Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 424,858Source: Census |
| MSA: | Asheville, NC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 11Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6838.24 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 28728 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.