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Montgomery County, NC ZIP Codes

Montgomery County, North Carolina has 9 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 6 of the residential ones lie mainly in Montgomery County and 3 mainly in a neighboring county; 8 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $45,861 in 27209 (Biscoe) to $74,547 in 27281 (Jackson Springs) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

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Where are the ZIP codes of Montgomery County?

The residential ZIP codes of Montgomery 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?

27209 · $46k 27281 · $75k

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $51,436 and $63,516.

They carry 9 postal town names.

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

All 9 residential ZIP codes in Montgomery County

6 ZIP codes lie mainly in Montgomery County; 3 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Montgomery County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
						In this county
27371	Troy	7,572	53	$64k	$164k	92%
27306	Mount Gilead	5,486	30	$58k	$172k	77%
27209	Biscoe	3,906	84	$46k	$129k	69%
27229	Candor	3,456	38	$51k	$129k	97%
27356	Star	3,193	56	$55k	$164k	79%
27247	Ether	42	20	–	–	100%

Partly in Montgomery County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Montgomery County, by their share here
						In this county
28127	New London	8,506	114	$69k	$256k	30%
27281	Jackson Springs	3,864	57	$75k	$292k	29%
27341	Seagrove	5,350	56	$58k	$159k	8%

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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?

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

Share of each ZIP code's land in Montgomery County and in the neighboring counties
ZIP	In Montgomery	Elsewhere
28127	30%	Stanly County 63%; Davidson County 6%; Rowan County 1%
27371	92%	Randolph County 8%
27306	77%	Richmond County 23%
27341	8%	Randolph County 63%; Moore County 29%
27209	69%	Moore County 31%
27281	29%	Moore County 59%; Richmond County 12%
27229	97%	Richmond County 3%
27356	79%	Moore County 21%

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

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

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Montgomery County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 272, 273 and 281.

Three-digit prefixes of Montgomery 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 Montgomery County's
Prefix	Sectional center	Here	All codes
272	Greensboro, NC (SCF 270)	4	55
273	Greensboro, NC (SCF 270)	4	42
281	Charlotte, NC (SCF 282)	1	50

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