ZIP Code 27966

27966 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Powells Point, Currituck County.

City: Powells Point
County: Currituck County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 279xx

Where this code sits

27966 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Powells Point.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27966 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27966

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27966.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27941	1.4 mi	Harbinger, NC
ZIP code 27964	3.4 mi	Point Harbor, NC
ZIP code 27947	4.0 mi	Jarvisburg, NC
ZIP code 27949	7.8 mi	Kitty Hawk, NC
ZIP code 27939	8.3 mi	Grandy, NC
ZIP code 27948	12 mi	Kill Devil Hills, NC
ZIP code 27965	12 mi	Poplar Branch, NC
ZIP code 27916	13 mi	Aydlett, 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 27966, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27966. 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.