ZIP Code 27244

27244 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Elon, Alamance County.

City: Elon
County: Alamance County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 272xx

Where this code sits

27244 is part of the 272xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Elon.

Elon North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27244 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 27244

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27244.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27249	3.6 mi	Gibsonville, NC
ZIP code 27216	4.1 mi	Burlington, NC
ZIP code 27215	5.0 mi	Burlington, NC
ZIP code 27201	5.1 mi	Alamance, NC
ZIP code 27217	5.6 mi	Burlington, NC
ZIP code 27202	5.7 mi	Altamahaw, NC
ZIP code 27342	6.6 mi	Sedalia, NC
ZIP code 27377	7.0 mi	Whitsett, 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 27244, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27244. 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.