ZIP Code 27959

27959 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Nags Head, Dare County.

City: Nags Head
County: Dare County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 279xx

Where this code sits

27959 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Nags Head.

Nags Head North Carolina ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27959 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27959

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27959.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27981	2.8 mi	Wanchese, NC
ZIP code 27954	3.8 mi	Manteo, NC
ZIP code 27948	9.4 mi	Kill Devil Hills, NC
ZIP code 27949	14 mi	Kitty Hawk, NC
ZIP code 27953	14 mi	Manns Harbor, NC
ZIP code 27978	16 mi	Stumpy Point, NC
ZIP code 27964	17 mi	Point Harbor, NC
ZIP code 27941	19 mi	Harbinger, 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 27959, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27959. 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.