First three digits · North Carolina
ZIP Codes Starting with
42 ZIP codes start with 273, sorted at the Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 36 residential ZIP codes across 11 counties and 6 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 273 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, 273, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 273 to the Greensboro, NC (SCF 270) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 273 ZIP codes are Sanford, Thomasville, Reidsville, Mebane, Pittsboro and Siler City.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 190 ZIP codes in all: 270, 271, 272, 273, 274.
Where are the 273 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 273
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27301 | McLeansville | Guilford County | 11,067 | 332 | $84k | $264k |
| 27302 | Mebane | Alamance County | 35,418 | 309 | $80k | $312k |
| 27305 | Milton | Caswell County | 1,397 | 55 | $60k | $138k |
| 27306 | Mount Gilead | Montgomery County | 5,486 | 30 | $58k | $172k |
| 27310 | Oak Ridge | Guilford County | 8,622 | 481 | $166k | $499k |
| 27311 | Pelham | Caswell County | 3,842 | 78 | $39k | $128k |
| 27312 | Pittsboro | Chatham County | 23,341 | 137 | $103k | $468k |
| 27313 | Pleasant Garden | Guilford County | 7,781 | 278 | $81k | $237k |
| 27314 | Prospect Hill | Caswell County | 594 | 24 | – | $145k |
| 27315 | Providence | Caswell County | 1,751 | 68 | $65k | $150k |
| 27316 | Ramseur | Randolph County | 7,084 | 105 | $57k | $160k |
| 27317 | Randleman | Randolph County | 17,870 | 330 | $66k | $194k |
| 27320 | Reidsville | Rockingham County | 38,896 | 159 | $57k | $177k |
| 27323 | Reidsville | Rockingham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27325 | Robbins | Moore County | 6,737 | 82 | $55k | $140k |
| 27326 | Ruffin | Rockingham County | 3,396 | 52 | $79k | $170k |
| 27330 | Sanford | Lee County | 39,778 | 189 | $61k | $243k |
| 27331 | Sanford | Lee County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27332 | Sanford | Lee County | 36,947 | 345 | $78k | $256k |
| 27340 | Saxapahaw | Alamance County | 48 | 135 | – | – |
| 27341 | Seagrove | Randolph County | 5,350 | 56 | $58k | $159k |
| 27342 | Sedalia | Guilford County | 96 | 434 | $117k | $181k |
| 27343 | Semora | Person County | 1,232 | 26 | $80k | $519k |
| 27344 | Siler City | Chatham County | 19,198 | 115 | $57k | $184k |
| 27349 | Snow Camp | Alamance County | 7,061 | 111 | $69k | $230k |
| 27350 | Sophia | Randolph County | 5,882 | 162 | $69k | $184k |
| 27351 | Southmont | Davidson County | 145 | 718 | – | – |
| 27355 | Staley | Randolph County | 2,291 | 66 | $66k | $181k |
| 27356 | Star | Montgomery County | 3,193 | 56 | $55k | $164k |
| 27357 | Stokesdale | Rockingham County | 9,922 | 233 | $75k | $295k |
| 27358 | Summerfield | Guilford County | 15,685 | 297 | $139k | $444k |
| 27359 | Swepsonville | Alamance County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27360 | Thomasville | Davidson County | 49,510 | 560 | $62k | $191k |
| 27361 | Thomasville | Davidson County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27370 | Trinity | Randolph County | 15,001 | 251 | $69k | $201k |
| 27371 | Troy | Montgomery County | 7,572 | 53 | $64k | $164k |
| 27373 | Wallburg | Davidson County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27374 | Welcome | Davidson County | 105 | 164 | – | – |
| 27375 | Wentworth | Rockingham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27376 | West End | Moore County | 9,317 | 136 | $75k | $349k |
| 27377 | Whitsett | Guilford County | 10,885 | 423 | $90k | $306k |
| 27379 | Yanceyville | Caswell County | 4,479 | 50 | $39k | $170k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.