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County ZIP codes · North Carolina · FIPS 37177

Tyrrell County, NC ZIP Codes

Tyrrell County, North Carolina has 3 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 1 of the residential ones lie mainly in Tyrrell County and 2 mainly in a neighboring county; 2 cross the county line.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Tyrrell County?

27826 · Fairfield: –27925 · Columbia: $42k27928 · Creswell: $66k27925278262792827826 · Fairfield: –27925 · Columbia: $42k27928 · Creswell: $66k27925278262792827826 · Fairfield: –27925 · Columbia: $42k27928 · Creswell: $66k279252782627928
The residential ZIP codes of Tyrrell 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).

All 3 residential ZIP codes in Tyrrell County

1 ZIP code lies mainly in Tyrrell County; 2 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Tyrrell County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
27925 Columbia 3,382 11 $42k $161k 100%

Partly in Tyrrell County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Tyrrell County, by their share here
In this county
27928 Creswell 1,834 12 $66k $144k 31%
27826 Fairfield 821 5 – – 26%

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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?

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

Share of each ZIP code's land in Tyrrell County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn TyrrellElsewhere
2792831%Washington County 69%
2782626%Hyde County 74%

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

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

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Tyrrell County's ZIP codes use 2 prefixes: 278 and 279.

Three-digit prefixes of Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
278 Rocky Mount, NC (SCF 278) 1 93
279 Norfolk, VA (SCF 233) 2 61

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