First three digits · North Carolina
ZIP Codes Starting with
40 ZIP codes start with 270, sorted at the Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 34 residential ZIP codes across 7 counties and 6 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 270 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 270, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 270 to the Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 270 ZIP codes are Mount Airy, Clemmons, Mocksville, King, Advance and Yadkinville.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 190 ZIP codes in all: 270, 271, 272, 273, 274.
Where are the 270 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 270
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27006 | Advance | Davie County | 16,247 | 259 | $97k | $335k |
| 27007 | Ararat | Surry County | 2,095 | 102 | $77k | $216k |
| 27009 | Belews Creek | Forsyth County | 2,939 | 178 | $77k | $280k |
| 27010 | Bethania | Forsyth County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27011 | Boonville | Yadkin County | 5,582 | 109 | $66k | $168k |
| 27012 | Clemmons | Forsyth County | 30,543 | 727 | $96k | $341k |
| 27013 | Cleveland | Rowan County | 6,575 | 87 | $66k | $212k |
| 27014 | Cooleemee | Davie County | 939 | 1,507 | $45k | $147k |
| 27016 | Danbury | Stokes County | 1,900 | 43 | $57k | $177k |
| 27017 | Dobson | Surry County | 10,085 | 93 | $59k | $153k |
| 27018 | East Bend | Yadkin County | 7,388 | 90 | $73k | $235k |
| 27019 | Germanton | Stokes County | 3,544 | 99 | $59k | $205k |
| 27020 | Hamptonville | Yadkin County | 6,207 | 82 | $51k | $171k |
| 27021 | King | Stokes County | 17,106 | 318 | $64k | $220k |
| 27022 | Lawsonville | Stokes County | 1,285 | 39 | $43k | $163k |
| 27023 | Lewisville | Forsyth County | 14,414 | 519 | $108k | $369k |
| 27024 | Lowgap | Surry County | 2,387 | 55 | $63k | $189k |
| 27025 | Madison | Rockingham County | 12,537 | 128 | $57k | $195k |
| 27027 | Mayodan | Rockingham County | 3,836 | 181 | $46k | $119k |
| 27028 | Mocksville | Davie County | 26,566 | 138 | $69k | $226k |
| 27030 | Mount Airy | Surry County | 36,241 | 213 | $46k | $165k |
| 27031 | White Plains | Surry County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27040 | Pfafftown | Forsyth County | 12,665 | 480 | $93k | $278k |
| 27041 | Pilot Mountain | Surry County | 8,303 | 138 | $79k | $232k |
| 27042 | Pine Hall | Stokes County | 278 | 39 | $47k | $137k |
| 27043 | Pinnacle | Stokes County | 6,295 | 92 | $75k | $211k |
| 27045 | Rural Hall | Forsyth County | 10,863 | 465 | $71k | $194k |
| 27046 | Sandy Ridge | Stokes County | 2,032 | 47 | $65k | $182k |
| 27047 | Siloam | Surry County | 1,247 | 61 | $71k | $215k |
| 27048 | Stoneville | Rockingham County | 7,814 | 94 | $60k | $168k |
| 27049 | Toast | Surry County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27050 | Tobaccoville | Forsyth County | 3,823 | 153 | $89k | $189k |
| 27051 | Walkertown | Forsyth County | 7,873 | 430 | $75k | $210k |
| 27052 | Walnut Cove | Stokes County | 10,506 | 106 | $59k | $187k |
| 27053 | Westfield | Stokes County | 3,068 | 44 | $68k | $225k |
| 27054 | Woodleaf | Rowan County | 1,931 | 67 | $93k | $212k |
| 27055 | Yadkinville | Yadkin County | 14,674 | 132 | $66k | $199k |
| 27094 | Rural Hall | Forsyth County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27098 | Rural Hall | Forsyth County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27099 | Rural Hall | Forsyth County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.