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Charlotte, North Carolina Zip Codes 28201 28202 28203 28204 28205 28206 28207 28208 28209 28210 28211 28212 28213 28214 28215 28217 28218 28219 28220 28221 28222 28223 28224 28225 28226 28227 28228 28229 28230 28231 28233 28234 28235 28236 28237 28240 28241 28242 28243 28244 28246 28247 28250 28253 28254 28256 28258 28260 28261 28262 28265 28266 28269 28270 28271 28272 28273 28274 28275 28277 28280 28281 28282 28283 28284 28285 28286 28287 28288 28289 28290 28296 28297 28299 Prior to the use of zip codes, cities were divided into regions and mail was addressed as Charlotte 10, North Carolina, for example, to show which region of the city the mail was intended for. As cities continued to grow this system was not sufficient and was replaced by the Zip Code. ZipCodes went into effect in 1963. The United States Postal Service (USPS) initially used a cartoon character Mr. Zip to promote the use of zip codes. In 1983 the zipcode added the last four digits in an attempt to more narrowly define an address. The first three digits of a zip code indicate the sectional center facility which will ultimately sort and distribute that piece of mail. All mail to that 5 digit zipcode will first arrive at the sectional center facility then after sorting continue along to its exact destination. Since the first digit of Charlotte's zip code is 2 it is located in the "2" zone that includes the following areas: District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.