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Winston Salem, NC ZIP Codes

9 ZIP codes use the postal name Winston Salem, North Carolina (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. Median household income runs from $44,080 in 27105 to $81,529 in 27104, 1.8 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Winston Salem's most populous ZIP code is 27107, with 50,769 people (ACS 2020-2024); 0% of its land is in the city of Winston Salem.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Winston Salem's ZIP codes?

27101: $44k median household income27103: $67k median household income27104: $82k median household income27105: $44k median household income27106: $69k median household income27107: $61k median household income27109: – median household income27110: – median household income27127: $62k median household income2710727105271272710627101271032710427101: $44k median household income27103: $67k median household income27104: $82k median household income27105: $44k median household income27106: $69k median household income27107: $61k median household income27109: – median household income27110: – median household income27127: $62k median household income2710727105271272710627101271032710427101: $44k median household income27103: $67k median household income27104: $82k median household income27105: $44k median household income27106: $69k median household income27107: $61k median household income27109: – median household income27110: – median household income27127: $62k median household income27107271052712727106271012710327104
The 9 residential ZIP codes named Winston Salem, 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 Winston Salem's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 27104 ($81,529), the lowest in 27105 ($44,080). Home values run from $168,400 in 27105 to $359,300 in 27104.

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

All 9 residential ZIP codes of Winston Salem

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Winston Salem, NC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
27107 Davidson County 50,769 767 $61k $221k
27106 Forsyth County 49,670 1,745 $69k $313k
27127 Forsyth County 41,443 1,411 $62k $220k
27105 Forsyth County 40,678 1,206 $44k $168k
27103 Forsyth County 33,325 1,790 $67k $242k
27104 Forsyth County 31,783 2,566 $82k $359k
27101 Forsyth County 22,973 1,841 $44k $221k
27109 Forsyth County 2,823 9,286 – –
27110 Forsyth County 2,181 11,918 – –

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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).

Which counties do Winston Salem's ZIP codes reach?

Winston Salem's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Forsyth County (8 ZIP codes mainly there), Davidson County (1 ZIP code mainly there).

Which places do Winston Salem's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Winston Salem's residential ZIP codes cover 6 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

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

Which first three digits do Winston Salem'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 Winston Salem starts with 271.

Three-digit prefixes of Winston Salem'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 Winston Salem's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
271 Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) 9 25

9 of the 25 ZIP codes that start with 271 are Winston Salem's, all sorted at Greensboro, NC (SCF 270). The other 16 are 27102 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27108 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27111 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27113 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27114 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27115 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27116 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27117 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27120 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27130 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27150 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27152 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27155 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27157 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27198 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique), 27199 (Winston-Salem, PO Box or unique).

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