ZIP Code 27256

27256 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Gulf, Chatham County.

City: Gulf
County: Chatham County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 272xx

Where this code sits

27256 is part of the 272xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Gulf.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27256 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 27256

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27256.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27252	3.2 mi	Goldston, NC
ZIP code 27207	6.3 mi	Bear Creek, NC
ZIP code 27331	8.0 mi	Sanford, NC
ZIP code 27330	8.8 mi	Sanford, NC
ZIP code 27237	9.2 mi	Cumnock, NC
ZIP code 27213	9.6 mi	Bonlee, NC
ZIP code 27332	11 mi	Sanford, NC
ZIP code 27259	12 mi	Highfalls, 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 27256, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27256. 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.