ZIP Code 27542

27542 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Kenly, Johnston County.

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

Where this code sits

27542 is part of the 275xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Kenly.

Kenly North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27542 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 27542

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27542.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27555	4.8 mi	Micro, NC
ZIP code 27851	7.1 mi	Lucama, NC
ZIP code 27576	7.9 mi	Selma, NC
ZIP code 27568	8.8 mi	Pine Level, NC
ZIP code 27880	9.8 mi	Sims, NC
ZIP code 27569	11 mi	Princeton, NC
ZIP code 27830	11 mi	Fremont, NC
ZIP code 27557	12 mi	Middlesex, 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 27542, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27542. 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.