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ZIP Codes Starting with
61 ZIP codes start with 279, sorted at the Norfolk, VA (SCF 233) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in North Carolina: 58 residential ZIP codes across 12 counties and 3 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 279 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, 279, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 279 to the Norfolk, VA (SCF 233) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 279 ZIP codes are Elizabeth City, Moyock, Edenton, Kill Devil Hills, Hertford and Ahoskie.
The same facility sorts 6 prefixes, 221 ZIP codes in all: 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 279.
Where are the 279 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 279
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27906 | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27907 | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27909 | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank County | 40,869 | 180 | $67k | $235k |
| 27910 | Ahoskie | Hertford County | 10,487 | 72 | $43k | $118k |
| 27915 | Avon | Dare County | 339 | 42 | $35k | $401k |
| 27916 | Aydlett | Currituck County | 1,258 | 148 | $79k | $453k |
| 27917 | Barco | Currituck County | 725 | 37 | – | – |
| 27919 | Belvidere | Perquimans County | 936 | 16 | $103k | $173k |
| 27920 | Buxton | Dare County | 1,267 | 162 | – | $410k |
| 27921 | Camden | Camden County | 5,063 | 79 | $95k | $341k |
| 27922 | Cofield | Hertford County | 758 | 18 | $49k | $119k |
| 27923 | Coinjock | Currituck County | 745 | 144 | $69k | $291k |
| 27924 | Colerain | Bertie County | 2,708 | 28 | $73k | $137k |
| 27925 | Columbia | Tyrrell County | 3,382 | 11 | $42k | $161k |
| 27926 | Corapeake | Gates County | 1,983 | 55 | $57k | $231k |
| 27927 | Corolla | Currituck County | 1,199 | 45 | $121k | $715k |
| 27928 | Creswell | Washington County | 1,834 | 12 | $66k | $144k |
| 27929 | Currituck | Currituck County | 3,281 | 212 | $133k | $430k |
| 27930 | Hertford | Perquimans County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 27932 | Edenton | Chowan County | 12,745 | 98 | $54k | $233k |
| 27935 | Eure | Gates County | 1,464 | 24 | $82k | $171k |
| 27936 | Frisco | Dare County | 664 | 127 | $44k | $440k |
| 27937 | Gates | Gates County | 2,936 | 36 | $70k | $160k |
| 27938 | Gatesville | Gates County | 1,790 | 35 | $65k | $151k |
| 27939 | Grandy | Currituck County | 2,206 | 289 | $63k | $306k |
| 27941 | Harbinger | Currituck County | 641 | 252 | $51k | $382k |
| 27942 | Harrellsville | Hertford County | 766 | 28 | $44k | $114k |
| 27943 | Hatteras | Dare County | 152 | 57 | $57k | – |
| 27944 | Hertford | Perquimans County | 11,358 | 65 | $68k | $237k |
| 27946 | Hobbsville | Gates County | 1,008 | 23 | $74k | $204k |
| 27947 | Jarvisburg | Currituck County | 1,028 | 100 | $78k | $312k |
| 27948 | Kill Devil Hills | Dare County | 12,436 | 1,344 | $86k | $438k |
| 27949 | Kitty Hawk | Dare County | 8,251 | 544 | $121k | $678k |
| 27950 | Knotts Island | Currituck County | 1,796 | 60 | $88k | $290k |
| 27953 | Manns Harbor | Dare County | 999 | 4 | $53k | $255k |
| 27954 | Manteo | Dare County | 7,237 | 817 | $81k | $418k |
| 27956 | Maple | Currituck County | 117 | 42 | – | $473k |
| 27957 | Merry Hill | Bertie County | 1,012 | 19 | $37k | $140k |
| 27958 | Moyock | Currituck County | 14,408 | 180 | $112k | $405k |
| 27959 | Nags Head | Dare County | 3,170 | 216 | $91k | $491k |
| 27960 | Ocracoke | Hyde County | 723 | 83 | $78k | $456k |
| 27962 | Plymouth | Washington County | 7,043 | 83 | $42k | $115k |
| 27964 | Point Harbor | Currituck County | 554 | 339 | – | $330k |
| 27965 | Poplar Branch | Currituck County | 648 | 36 | $64k | $334k |
| 27966 | Powells Point | Currituck County | 1,540 | 144 | $79k | $348k |
| 27967 | Powellsville | Bertie County | 618 | 108 | – | – |
| 27968 | Rodanthe | Dare County | 781 | 103 | – | – |
| 27969 | Roduco | Gates County | 111 | 43 | – | $336k |
| 27970 | Roper | Washington County | 2,439 | 20 | $38k | $132k |
| 27972 | Salvo | Dare County | 229 | 233 | – | – |
| 27973 | Shawboro | Currituck County | 1,117 | 30 | $86k | $322k |
| 27974 | Shiloh | Camden County | 858 | 19 | $80k | $229k |
| 27976 | South Mills | Camden County | 4,309 | 37 | $91k | $350k |
| 27978 | Stumpy Point | Dare County | 237 | 8 | $60k | $336k |
| 27979 | Sunbury | Gates County | 1,161 | 16 | $63k | $192k |
| 27980 | Tyner | Chowan County | 1,647 | 34 | $66k | $259k |
| 27981 | Wanchese | Dare County | 1,969 | 216 | $89k | $312k |
| 27982 | Waves | Dare County | 144 | 218 | – | – |
| 27983 | Windsor | Bertie County | 8,007 | 25 | $44k | $106k |
| 27985 | Winfall | Perquimans County | 317 | 1,205 | $63k | – |
| 27986 | Winton | Hertford County | 1,283 | 90 | $50k | $139k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.