First three digits · North Carolina
ZIP Codes Starting with
55 ZIP codes start with 272, sorted at the Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 44 residential ZIP codes across 12 counties and 11 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 272 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, 272, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 272 to the Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 272 ZIP codes are High Point, Burlington, Lexington, Asheboro, Kernersville and Graham.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 190 ZIP codes in all: 270, 271, 272, 273, 274.
Where are the 272 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 272
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27201 | Alamance | Alamance County | 139 | 635 | $55k | $171k |
| 27202 | Altamahaw | Alamance County | 135 | 7,500 | – | – |
| 27203 | Asheboro | Randolph County | 23,224 | 1,033 | $46k | $156k |
| 27204 | Asheboro | Randolph County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27205 | Asheboro | Randolph County | 36,947 | 165 | $65k | $215k |
| 27207 | Bear Creek | Chatham County | 4,367 | 50 | $70k | $206k |
| 27208 | Bennett | Chatham County | 1,979 | 48 | $59k | $173k |
| 27209 | Biscoe | Montgomery County | 3,906 | 84 | $46k | $129k |
| 27212 | Blanch | Caswell County | 1,997 | 39 | $57k | $190k |
| 27213 | Bonlee | Chatham County | 60 | 96 | – | – |
| 27214 | Browns Summit | Guilford County | 14,766 | 288 | $83k | $311k |
| 27215 | Burlington | Alamance County | 47,102 | 747 | $69k | $260k |
| 27216 | Burlington | Alamance County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27217 | Burlington | Alamance County | 41,406 | 336 | $52k | $173k |
| 27228 | Bynum | Chatham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27229 | Candor | Montgomery County | 3,456 | 38 | $51k | $129k |
| 27230 | Cedar Falls | Randolph County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27231 | Cedar Grove | Orange County | 2,331 | 66 | $65k | $249k |
| 27233 | Climax | Randolph County | 3,178 | 130 | $84k | $269k |
| 27235 | Colfax | Guilford County | 5,237 | 394 | $101k | $304k |
| 27237 | Cumnock | Lee County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27239 | Denton | Davidson County | 7,954 | 51 | $64k | $204k |
| 27242 | Eagle Springs | Moore County | 1,674 | 33 | – | – |
| 27243 | Efland | Orange County | 5,677 | 141 | $84k | $299k |
| 27244 | Elon | Alamance County | 16,329 | 304 | $75k | $278k |
| 27247 | Ether | Montgomery County | 42 | 20 | – | – |
| 27248 | Franklinville | Randolph County | 4,234 | 123 | $72k | $190k |
| 27249 | Gibsonville | Guilford County | 13,741 | 230 | $81k | $237k |
| 27252 | Goldston | Chatham County | 1,425 | 38 | $50k | $172k |
| 27253 | Graham | Alamance County | 33,114 | 404 | $63k | $236k |
| 27256 | Gulf | Chatham County | 64 | 58 | – | – |
| 27258 | Haw River | Alamance County | 6,391 | 341 | $78k | $225k |
| 27259 | Highfalls | Moore County | 14 | 10 | – | – |
| 27260 | High Point | Guilford County | 25,299 | 2,044 | $42k | $128k |
| 27261 | High Point | Guilford County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27262 | High Point | Guilford County | 28,353 | 2,150 | $65k | $237k |
| 27263 | High Point | Randolph County | 21,446 | 549 | $56k | $190k |
| 27264 | High Point | Guilford County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27265 | High Point | Guilford County | 48,798 | 1,176 | $74k | $267k |
| 27268 | High Point | Guilford County | 1,611 | 15,641 | – | – |
| 27278 | Hillsborough | Orange County | 27,925 | 269 | $106k | $414k |
| 27281 | Jackson Springs | Moore County | 3,864 | 57 | $75k | $292k |
| 27282 | Jamestown | Guilford County | 15,927 | 1,082 | $92k | $313k |
| 27283 | Julian | Guilford County | 3,366 | 131 | $90k | $291k |
| 27284 | Kernersville | Forsyth County | 58,065 | 737 | $83k | $284k |
| 27285 | Kernersville | Forsyth County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27288 | Eden | Rockingham County | 22,926 | 321 | $53k | $137k |
| 27289 | Eden | Rockingham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27291 | Leasburg | Caswell County | 1,656 | 33 | $90k | $270k |
| 27292 | Lexington | Davidson County | 40,311 | 280 | $57k | $211k |
| 27293 | Lexington | Davidson County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27294 | Lexington | Davidson County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27295 | Lexington | Davidson County | 39,267 | 308 | $64k | $211k |
| 27298 | Liberty | Randolph County | 10,090 | 106 | $69k | $215k |
| 27299 | Linwood | Davidson County | 5,034 | 183 | $66k | $197k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.