Tarboro North Carolina ZIP Codes
Tarboro holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Tarboro
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 27886 | Edgecombe 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Tarboro codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Tarboro. 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 Tarboro 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 Tarboro accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Tarboro
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 Tarboro occupies.
Tarboro North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Tarboro's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Tarboro
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Speed North Carolina ZIP codes | 7.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Conetoe North Carolina ZIP codes | 8.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Pinetops North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.1 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Bethel North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Macclesfield North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Hobgood North Carolina ZIP codes | 12 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Falkland North Carolina ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Oak City North Carolina ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.