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Gates County, NC ZIP Codes

Gates County, North Carolina has 7 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 1 of the residential ones extends into a neighboring county. Median household income ranges from $70,086 in 27937 (Gates) to $74,421 in 27946 (Hobbsville) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Gates County?

27926 · Corapeake: $57k27935 · Eure: $82k27937 · Gates: $70k27938 · Gatesville: $65k27946 · Hobbsville: $74k27969 · Roduco: –27979 · Sunbury: $63k2797927937279382793527946279262796927926 · Corapeake: $57k27935 · Eure: $82k27937 · Gates: $70k27938 · Gatesville: $65k27946 · Hobbsville: $74k27969 · Roduco: –27979 · Sunbury: $63k2797927937279382793527946279262796927926 · Corapeake: $57k27935 · Eure: $82k27937 · Gates: $70k27938 · Gatesville: $65k27946 · Hobbsville: $74k27969 · Roduco: –27979 · Sunbury: $63k279792793727938279352794627926
The residential ZIP codes of Gates 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?

They carry 7 postal town names: Gates, Corapeake, Gatesville, Eure, Sunbury, Hobbsville, Roduco.

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

All 7 residential ZIP codes in Gates County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Gates County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
27937 Gates 2,936 36 $70k $160k 100%
27926 Corapeake 1,983 55 $57k $231k 100%
27938 Gatesville 1,790 35 $65k $151k 100%
27935 Eure 1,464 24 $82k $171k 100%
27979 Sunbury 1,161 16 $63k $192k 100%
27946 Hobbsville 1,008 23 $74k $204k 87%
27969 Roduco 111 43 – $336k 100%

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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?

1 ZIP code of Gates County extends into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Gates County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn GatesElsewhere
2794687%Chowan County13%

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

Which first three digits do Gates County'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 Gates County starts with 279.

Three-digit prefixes of Gates 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 Gates County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
279Norfolk, VA (SCF 233)761

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