| City: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| County: | Guilford County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:52:24 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 336 / 743 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.0726, -79.7925 |
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ZIP code 27427 in Greensboro, North Carolina operates as a PO Box-only facility serving 61 boxholders and 15 businesses. Unlike most Greensboro addresses, this ZIP doesn't include any street delivery routes. Residents and businesses using 27427 collect their mail exclusively from PO Boxes at the post office.
The ZIP sits within the larger Greensboro postal network, specifically enclosed by ZIP 27407, which provides standard street delivery to the surrounding area. This arrangement is common in urban settings where a dedicated PO Box facility serves customers who prefer or require box service rather than home or office delivery. The facility's city carrier route designation indicates it's part of Greensboro's urban postal infrastructure, not a separate community.
With no residential population directly attributed to the ZIP code itself, 27427 functions purely as a mail collection point. The 61 boxes serve a mix of personal and business users who've chosen this delivery method, while the area's actual street addresses fall under neighboring Greensboro ZIP codes.
No street delivery exists in this PO Box-only ZIP code.
ZIP Code 27427 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 16 business establishments, employing about 225 people with an annual payroll of $3,394,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 68Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 16Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $881,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,394,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 225Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 27427 is located in Guilford County, North Carolina, within the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 24660) and North Carolina's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 723,801 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 27427. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Greensboro-High Point, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 24660Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 723,801Source: Census |
| MSA: | Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3674.55 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3728000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Greensboro city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 27427 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.