ZIP Code 27960

27960 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ocracoke, Hyde County.

City: Ocracoke
County: Hyde County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 279xx

Where this code sits

27960 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ocracoke.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27960 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27960

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27960.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27943	13 mi	Hatteras, NC
ZIP code 27936	17 mi	Frisco, NC
ZIP code 27920	22 mi	Buxton, NC
ZIP code 28520	26 mi	Cedar Island, NC
ZIP code 27915	26 mi	Avon, NC
ZIP code 27824	27 mi	Engelhard, NC
ZIP code 27885	30 mi	Swanquarter, NC
ZIP code 28511	31 mi	Atlantic, 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 27960, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27960. 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.