ZIP Code 27968

27968 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Rodanthe, Dare County.

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

Where this code sits

27968 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Rodanthe.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27968 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27968

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27968.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27982	2.0 mi	Waves, NC
ZIP code 27972	2.7 mi	Salvo, NC
ZIP code 27915	17 mi	Avon, NC
ZIP code 27978	19 mi	Stumpy Point, NC
ZIP code 27981	21 mi	Wanchese, NC
ZIP code 27959	22 mi	Nags Head, NC
ZIP code 27920	23 mi	Buxton, NC
ZIP code 27954	24 mi	Manteo, 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 27968, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27968. 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.