ZIP Code 27520

27520 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Clayton, Johnston County.

City: Clayton
County: Johnston County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 275xx

Where this code sits

27520 is part of the 275xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Clayton is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Clayton page.

Clayton North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27520 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 27520

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27520.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27528	1.5 mi	Clayton, NC
ZIP code 27527	4.1 mi	Clayton, NC
ZIP code 27593	5.9 mi	Wilsons Mills, NC
ZIP code 27529	8.8 mi	Garner, NC
ZIP code 27545	10 mi	Knightdale, NC
ZIP code 27577	11 mi	Smithfield, NC
ZIP code 27591	12 mi	Wendell, NC
ZIP code 27576	12 mi	Selma, 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 27520, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27520. 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.