| City: | Sanford, North Carolina |
| County: | Lee County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:51:51 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 919 / 984 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.4797, -79.1809 |
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ZIP code 27331 serves a commercial corridor along S Horner Boulevard in Sanford, North Carolina. This isn't a town with residents. It's a point-location ZIP contained entirely within the larger 27330 postal zone. The post office here maintains 713 PO Boxes and serves 427 business delivery points, making it a significant commercial mail hub for Lee County.
The ZIP exists for a single address: S Horner Boulevard, with 262 ZIP+4 records organized by unit numbers. This pattern suggests a shopping center, office complex, or similar commercial development where multiple businesses share one street address but need distinct mailing identities. Street delivery runs via one city carrier route.
Sanford sits in the Carolina Sandhills region between Raleigh and Fayetteville. Businesses operating from 27331 get their own ZIP identity separate from residential Sanford (27330). There's no population recorded here because it's commercial property rather than housing. For residential mail in Sanford, use 27330 instead.
Single commercial street address with unit-based delivery serving multiple businesses.
ZIP Code 27331 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 30 business establishments, employing about 609 people with an annual payroll of $20,823,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,657Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 30Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,076,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $20,823,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 609Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 27331 is located in Lee County, North Carolina, within the Sanford, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41820) and North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 57,866 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 27331. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Sanford, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 57,866Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 856.93 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3759280Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Sanford city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 27331 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 March 1, 2026.