ZIP Code 27822

27822 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Elm City, Wilson County.

City: Elm City
County: Wilson County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 278xx

Where this code sits

27822 is part of the 278xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Elm City.

Elm City North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27822 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27822

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27822.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27878	3.9 mi	Sharpsburg, NC
ZIP code 27893	6.9 mi	Wilson, NC
ZIP code 27815	6.9 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27896	7.1 mi	Wilson, NC
ZIP code 27894	7.1 mi	Wilson, NC
ZIP code 27895	7.4 mi	Wilson, NC
ZIP code 27803	7.9 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27802	9.6 mi	Rocky Mount, 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 27822, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27822. 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.