ZIP Code 27856

27856 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Nashville, Nash County.

City: Nashville
County: Nash County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 278xx

Where this code sits

27856 is part of the 278xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Nashville.

Nashville North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27856 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27856

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27856.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27868	5.6 mi	Red Oak, NC
ZIP code 27804	6.3 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27803	8.1 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27882	9.1 mi	Spring Hope, NC
ZIP code 27816	9.6 mi	Castalia, NC
ZIP code 27802	11 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27878	11 mi	Sharpsburg, NC
ZIP code 27815	11 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 27856, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27856. 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.