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Wilson, NC ZIP Codes

4 ZIP codes use the postal name Wilson, North Carolina (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 2 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $42,810 in 27893 to $75,696 in 27896, 1.8 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Wilson's most populous ZIP code is 27893, with 38,512 people (ACS 2020-2024); 19% of its land is in the city of Wilson.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Wilson's ZIP codes?

27893: $43k median household income27896: $76k median household income278932789627893: $43k median household income27896: $76k median household income278932789627893: $43k median household income27896: $76k median household income2789327896
The 2 residential ZIP codes named Wilson, 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 Wilson's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 27896 ($75,696), the lowest in 27893 ($42,810). Home values run from $158,600 in 27893 to $242,700 in 27896.

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

All 2 residential ZIP codes of Wilson

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Wilson, NC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
27893 Wilson County 38,512 353 $43k $159k
27896 Wilson County 19,455 553 $76k $243k

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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 Wilson

2 ZIP codes named Wilson have 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.

Wilson, 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
27894Wilson County
27895Wilson County

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

Which counties do Wilson's ZIP codes reach?

Wilson's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Wilson County (2 ZIP codes mainly there), Nash County (part of a ZIP code).

Which first three digits do Wilson'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 Wilson starts with 278.

Three-digit prefixes of Wilson'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 Wilson's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
278 Rocky Mount, NC (SCF 278) 4 93

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