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County ZIP codes · North Carolina · FIPS 37013

Beaufort County, NC ZIP Codes

Beaufort County, North Carolina has 13 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 8 of the residential ones lie mainly in Beaufort County and 5 mainly in a neighboring county; 7 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $41,774 in 27962 (Plymouth) to $90,472 in 27808 (Bath) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Beaufort County?

27806 · Aurora: $46k27808 · Bath: $91k27810 · Belhaven: $51k27814 · Blounts Creek: $77k27817 · Chocowinity: $77k27821 · Edward: –27834 · Greenville: $49k27837 · Grimesland: $70k27860 · Pantego: $62k27865 · Pinetown: $73k27889 · Washington: $53k27962 · Plymouth: $42k28586 · Vanceboro: $57k27810278342788927860278652796228586278062781727814278372780827806 · Aurora: $46k27808 · Bath: $91k27810 · Belhaven: $51k27814 · Blounts Creek: $77k27817 · Chocowinity: $77k27821 · Edward: –27834 · Greenville: $49k27837 · Grimesland: $70k27860 · Pantego: $62k27865 · Pinetown: $73k27889 · Washington: $53k27962 · Plymouth: $42k28586 · Vanceboro: $57k27810278342788927860278652796228586278062781727814278372780827806 · Aurora: $46k27808 · Bath: $91k27810 · Belhaven: $51k27814 · Blounts Creek: $77k27817 · Chocowinity: $77k27821 · Edward: –27834 · Greenville: $49k27837 · Grimesland: $70k27860 · Pantego: $62k27865 · Pinetown: $73k27889 · Washington: $53k27962 · Plymouth: $42k28586 · Vanceboro: $57k278102783427889278602786527962285862780627817278142783727808
The residential ZIP codes of Beaufort County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$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 its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $48,935 and $69,830.

They carry 13 postal town names.

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

All 13 residential ZIP codes in Beaufort County

8 ZIP codes lie mainly in Beaufort County; 5 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Beaufort County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
27889 Washington 24,371 138 $53k $194k 90%
27817 Chocowinity 7,834 78 $77k $173k 100%
27865 Pinetown 2,387 19 $73k $185k 100%
27808 Bath 2,220 48 $91k $373k 100%
27806 Aurora 2,152 16 $46k $117k 100%
27814 Blounts Creek 1,671 22 $77k $167k 100%
27860 Pantego 1,546 10 $62k $145k 55%
27821 Edward 64 10 – – 100%

Partly in Beaufort County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Beaufort County, by their share here
In this county
27810 Belhaven 3,336 16 $51k $174k 40%
27962 Plymouth 7,043 83 $42k $115k 7%
28586 Vanceboro 7,992 61 $57k $112k 5%
27837 Grimesland 6,489 110 $70k $161k 3%
27834 Greenville 56,347 323 $49k $175k 3%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

7 ZIP codes of Beaufort County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Beaufort County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn BeaufortElsewhere
278343%Pitt County 96%; Edgecombe County 1%
2788990%Pitt County 8%; Martin County 2%
285865%Craven County 91%; Pitt County 4%
279627%Washington County 93%
278373%Pitt County 97%
2781040%Hyde County 60%
2786055%Washington County 30%; Hyde County 15%

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

Which first three digits do Beaufort County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Beaufort County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 278, 279 and 285.

Three-digit prefixes of Beaufort County'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 Beaufort County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
278 Rocky Mount, NC (SCF 278) 11 93
279 Norfolk, VA (SCF 233) 1 61
285 Fayetteville, NC (SCF 283) 1 71

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