ZIP Code 27978

27978 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Stumpy Point, Dare County.

City: Stumpy Point
County: Dare County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 279xx

Where this code sits

27978 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Stumpy Point.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27978 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27978

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27978.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27953	9.6 mi	Manns Harbor, NC
ZIP code 27981	13 mi	Wanchese, NC
ZIP code 27954	15 mi	Manteo, NC
ZIP code 27959	16 mi	Nags Head, NC
ZIP code 27968	19 mi	Rodanthe, NC
ZIP code 27824	19 mi	Engelhard, NC
ZIP code 27982	20 mi	Waves, NC
ZIP code 27972	20 mi	Salvo, 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 27978, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27978. 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.