ZIP Code 27973

27973 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shawboro, Currituck County.

City: Shawboro
County: Currituck County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 279xx

Where this code sits

27973 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shawboro.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27973 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27973

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27973.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27921	4.8 mi	Camden, NC
ZIP code 27956	5.2 mi	Maple, NC
ZIP code 27929	6.5 mi	Currituck, NC
ZIP code 27917	6.5 mi	Barco, NC
ZIP code 27958	7.6 mi	Moyock, NC
ZIP code 27974	8.7 mi	Shiloh, NC
ZIP code 27923	8.9 mi	Coinjock, NC
ZIP code 27906	9.2 mi	Elizabeth City, 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 27973, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27973. 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.