ZIP Code 27881

27881 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Speed, Edgecombe County.

City: Speed
County: Edgecombe County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 278xx

Where this code sits

27881 is part of the 278xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Speed.

Speed North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27881 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27881

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27881.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27843	6.7 mi	Hobgood, NC
ZIP code 27886	7.2 mi	Tarboro, NC
ZIP code 27857	8.1 mi	Oak City, NC
ZIP code 27841	10 mi	Hassell, NC
ZIP code 27819	10 mi	Conetoe, NC
ZIP code 27874	11 mi	Scotland Neck, NC
ZIP code 27861	13 mi	Parmele, NC
ZIP code 27812	13 mi	Bethel, 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 27881, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27881. 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.