ZIP Code 27920

27920 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Buxton, Dare County.

City: Buxton
County: Dare County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 279xx

Where this code sits

27920 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Buxton.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27920 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27920

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27920.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27936	4.7 mi	Frisco, NC
ZIP code 27915	6.1 mi	Avon, NC
ZIP code 27943	9.0 mi	Hatteras, NC
ZIP code 27972	20 mi	Salvo, NC
ZIP code 27982	21 mi	Waves, NC
ZIP code 27960	22 mi	Ocracoke, NC
ZIP code 27968	23 mi	Rodanthe, NC
ZIP code 27824	32 mi	Engelhard, 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 27920, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27920. 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.