North Carolina ZIP Codes
- ZIP codes
- 1,081
- Cities & towns
- 759
- Counties
- 100
- Area codes
- 10
How North Carolina ZIP codes are numbered
The first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for a region, so a North Carolina ZIP code can be placed geographically from its prefix alone. Each row names the city holding the most codes in that prefix.
| Prefix | ZIP codes | Main area |
|---|---|---|
| 270xx | 40 | Rural Hall |
| 271xx | 25 | Winston-Salem |
| 272xx | 55 | High Point |
| 273xx | 42 | Sanford |
| 274xx | 28 | Greensboro |
| 275xx | 80 | Cary |
| 276xx | 44 | Raleigh |
| 277xx | 16 | Durham |
| 278xx | 93 | Greenville |
| 279xx | 61 | Elizabeth City |
| 280xx | 59 | Gastonia |
| 281xx | 50 | Salisbury |
| 282xx | 74 | Charlotte |
| 283xx | 86 | Fayetteville |
| 284xx | 62 | Wilmington |
| 285xx | 71 | New Bern |
| 286xx | 90 | Hickory |
| 287xx | 87 | Hendersonville |
| 288xx | 11 | Asheville |
| 289xx | 7 | Andrews |
Where North Carolina's communities sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
North Carolina cities by ZIP code count
Area codes serving North Carolina
- 252 Greenville
- 336 Greensboro
- 472 Greensboro
- 704 Charlotte
- 743 Greensboro
- 828 Asheville
- 910 Greensboro
- 919 Raleigh
- 980 Charlotte
- 984 Raleigh
Scope every ZIP code recorded in North Carolina. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . The map outline is a convex envelope of published places, not a state boundary.