Elon North Carolina ZIP Codes
Elon holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Elon
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 27244 | Alamance 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Elon codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Elon. 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 Elon ZIP code begins 272. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 55 ZIP codes, so Elon accounts for 2% of it.
Every North Carolina ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Elon
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Elon occupies.
Elon North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Elon's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Elon
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Gibsonville North Carolina ZIP codes | 1.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Burlington North Carolina ZIP codes | 2.9 mi | 3 ZIP codes |
| Whitsett North Carolina ZIP codes | 3.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Alamance North Carolina ZIP codes | 5.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Sedalia North Carolina ZIP codes | 6.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Graham North Carolina ZIP codes | 7.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Haw River North Carolina ZIP codes | 8.4 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Swepsonville North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.