ZIP Code 27879

27879 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Simpson, Pitt County.

City: Simpson
County: Pitt County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 278xx

Where this code sits

27879 is part of the 278xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Simpson.

Simpson North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27879 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27879

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27879.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27837	1.7 mi	Grimesland, NC
ZIP code 27858	4.0 mi	Greenville, NC
ZIP code 27835	4.3 mi	Greenville, NC
ZIP code 27833	6.4 mi	Greenville, NC
ZIP code 27836	6.4 mi	Greenville, NC
ZIP code 28590	6.9 mi	Winterville, NC
ZIP code 27834	7.3 mi	Greenville, NC
ZIP code 27889	7.8 mi	Washington, 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 27879, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27879. 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.