ZIP Code 27842

27842 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Henrico, Northampton County.

City: Henrico
County: Northampton County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 278xx

Where this code sits

27842 is part of the 278xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Henrico.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27842 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27842

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27842.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 23887	2.7 mi	Valentines, VA
ZIP code 23857	4.3 mi	Gasburg, VA
ZIP code 27850	7.6 mi	Littleton, NC
ZIP code 27551	8.1 mi	Macon, NC
ZIP code 23845	8.1 mi	Ebony, VA
ZIP code 23893	9.3 mi	White Plains, VA
ZIP code 27586	11 mi	Vaughan, NC
ZIP code 27870	12 mi	Roanoke Rapids, 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 27842, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27842. 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.