Residential delivery area · North Carolina
ZIP Code 27256: Gulf, NC
ZIP code 27256 uses the postal name Gulf, North Carolina and lies entirely in Chatham County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 60 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 47% of its land lies in Gulf (a census-designated place); 53% is outside any Census place. 5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Gulf · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Chatham County
- Census places
- Gulf census-designated place
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- House district
- NC-9 119th Congress
- State
- North Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 1.1 sq mi · 58 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 27256?
27256 centers on 35.560°, -79.275° and covers 1.1 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 27252, 27330, 27207.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
Which ZIP codes are next to 27256?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27252 | Goldston | 1,425 | $50k | 4.5 mi |
| 27330 | Sanford | 39,778 | $61k | 6.0 mi |
| 27207 | Bear Creek | 4,367 | $70k | 7.3 mi |
| 27559 | Moncure | 2,312 | $75k | 10.7 mi (near) |
| 27312 | Pittsboro | 23,341 | $103k | 14.0 mi (near) |
| 27344 | Siler City | 19,198 | $57k | 14.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.