ZIP Code 27040

27040 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Pfafftown, Forsyth County.

City: Pfafftown
County: Forsyth County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 270xx

Where this code sits

27040 is part of the 270xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Pfafftown.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27040 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 27040

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27040.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27010	2.5 mi	Bethania, NC
ZIP code 27106	4.4 mi	Winston-Salem, NC
ZIP code 27050	4.7 mi	Tobaccoville, NC
ZIP code 27023	5.4 mi	Lewisville, NC
ZIP code 27104	6.1 mi	Winston-Salem, NC
ZIP code 27045	6.5 mi	Rural Hall, NC
ZIP code 27094	7.0 mi	Rural Hall, NC
ZIP code 27098	7.0 mi	Rural Hall, NC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 27040, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 27040. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.