ZIP Code 27870

27870 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County.

City: Roanoke Rapids
County: Halifax County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 278xx

Where this code sits

27870 is part of the 278xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Roanoke Rapids.

Roanoke Rapids North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27870 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27870

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27870.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27832	4.1 mi	Gaston, NC
ZIP code 27890	4.3 mi	Weldon, NC
ZIP code 27831	6.0 mi	Garysburg, NC
ZIP code 27866	10 mi	Pleasant Hill, NC
ZIP code 27850	10 mi	Littleton, NC
ZIP code 23879	11 mi	Skippers, VA
ZIP code 27842	12 mi	Henrico, NC
ZIP code 27839	12 mi	Halifax, 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 27870, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27870. 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.