ZIP Code 27868

27868 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Red Oak, Nash County.

City: Red Oak
County: Nash County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 278xx

Where this code sits

27868 is part of the 278xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Red Oak.

Red Oak North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27868 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27868

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27868.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27856	5.6 mi	Nashville, NC
ZIP code 27804	5.7 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27816	9.2 mi	Castalia, NC
ZIP code 27803	10 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27891	11 mi	Whitakers, NC
ZIP code 27802	11 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27801	11 mi	Rocky Mount, NC
ZIP code 27809	12 mi	Battleboro, 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 27868, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27868. 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.