Elm City North Carolina ZIP Codes
Elm City holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Elm City
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 27822 | Wilson County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Elm City codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Elm City. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Elm City ZIP code begins 278. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 93 ZIP codes, so Elm City accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Elm City
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Elm City occupies.
Elm City North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Elm City's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Elm City
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpsburg North Carolina ZIP codes | 4.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Wilson North Carolina ZIP codes | 6.5 mi | 4 ZIP codes |
| Macclesfield North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Saratoga North Carolina ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Rocky Mount North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 5 ZIP codes |
| Sims North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Pinetops North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Black Creek North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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