Roanoke Rapids North Carolina ZIP Codes

Roanoke Rapids holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Roanoke Rapids

The complete list of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP code	County
27870	Halifax County

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Scope every ZIP code recorded for Roanoke Rapids. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Roanoke Rapids 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 Roanoke Rapids accounts for 1% of it.

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Area codes covering Roanoke Rapids

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 Roanoke Rapids occupies.

252 Area code 252

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Where Roanoke Rapids's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Roanoke Rapids ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates.

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Cities near Roanoke Rapids

The closest places to Roanoke Rapids with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
City	Distance	ZIP codes
Weldon North Carolina ZIP codes	2.5 mi	1 ZIP code
Gaston North Carolina ZIP codes	3.4 mi	1 ZIP code
Garysburg North Carolina ZIP codes	4.9 mi	1 ZIP code
Halifax North Carolina ZIP codes	8.9 mi	1 ZIP code
Seaboard North Carolina ZIP codes	12 mi	1 ZIP code
Jackson North Carolina ZIP codes	13 mi	1 ZIP code
Littleton North Carolina ZIP codes	15 mi	1 ZIP code
Enfield North Carolina ZIP codes	18 mi	1 ZIP code

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