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Sanford, NC ZIP Codes

3 ZIP codes use the postal name Sanford, North Carolina (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 2 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $61,300 in 27330 to $78,447 in 27332, 1.3 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Sanford's most populous ZIP code is 27330, with 39,778 people (ACS 2020-2024); 11% of its land is in the city of Sanford.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Sanford's ZIP codes?

27330: $61k median household income27332: $78k median household income273302733227330: $61k median household income27332: $78k median household income273302733227330: $61k median household income27332: $78k median household income2733027332
The 2 residential ZIP codes named Sanford, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Sanford's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 27332 ($78,447), the lowest in 27330 ($61,300). Home values run from $242,700 in 27330 to $255,900 in 27332.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 2 residential ZIP codes of Sanford

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Sanford, NC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
27330 Lee County 39,778 189 $61k $243k
27332 Lee County 36,947 345 $78k $256k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Sanford

1 ZIP code named Sanford has no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Sanford, NC: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
27331Lee County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Sanford's ZIP codes reach?

Sanford's residential ZIP codes lie in 4 counties: Lee County (2 ZIP codes mainly there), Chatham County (part of a ZIP code), Moore County (part of a ZIP code), Harnett County (part of a ZIP code).

Which places do Sanford's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Sanford's residential ZIP codes cover Sanford itself and 1 other place, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

  • Spout Springs census-designated 27332

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Sanford's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Sanford starts with 273.

Three-digit prefixes of Sanford's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Sanford's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
273 Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) 3 42

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.