| City: | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Winston Salem Courtesy Reply |
| County: | Forsyth County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:50:50 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 336 / 743 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 36.1003, -80.2498 |
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ZIP code 27198 serves as a USPS Courtesy Reply Mail designation for the Winston-Salem postal district in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Unlike standard geographic ZIP codes, this unique designation functions as a processing identifier for pre-addressed return mail that businesses provide to customers. Courtesy Reply Mail differs from Business Reply Mail in that customers apply their own postage rather than the business paying on receipt. The USPS has maintained this dedicated postal code for over two decades.
Winston-Salem's postal infrastructure supports this specialized mail stream through its processing and distribution facilities. The city of approximately 400,000 residents generates significant commercial mail volume, and courtesy reply designations like 27198 help route response mail efficiently through automated sorting equipment. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP, consistent with its operational function rather than geographic coverage. Winston Salem is the valid mailing city for correspondence using this designation.
ZIP Code 27198 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 27198 is located in Forsyth County, North Carolina, within the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 49180). This Metro area has a population of 477,717 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 27198. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Winston-Salem, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 49180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 477,717Source: Census |
| MSA: | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 27198 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.