ZIP Code 27981

27981 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wanchese, Dare County.

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

Where this code sits

27981 is part of the 279xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Wanchese.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 27981 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 27981

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 27981.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 27954	2.7 mi	Manteo, NC
ZIP code 27959	2.8 mi	Nags Head, NC
ZIP code 27948	10 mi	Kill Devil Hills, NC
ZIP code 27953	12 mi	Manns Harbor, NC
ZIP code 27978	13 mi	Stumpy Point, NC
ZIP code 27949	14 mi	Kitty Hawk, NC
ZIP code 27964	17 mi	Point Harbor, NC
ZIP code 27941	19 mi	Harbinger, 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 27981, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 27981. 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.