| City: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| County: | Guilford County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:52:26 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 336 / 743 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.0726, -79.7925 |
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ZIP code 27438 isn't a town or neighborhood. It's a dedicated postal code for a commercial complex on Battleground Avenue in Greensboro, North Carolina. The entire ZIP consists of a single address with 90 unit designators, serving what appears to be an office building or business park.
With 363 businesses and 391 employees but zero residents, this ZIP exists purely for commercial mail. The 396 PO Boxes here serve businesses rather than households. All mail routes through 2 city carrier routes, and the ZIP sits within the boundaries of ZIP 27408.
Battleground Avenue is a major commercial corridor in northwest Greensboro. The street takes its name from the nearby Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, site of a pivotal Revolutionary War battle in 1781. Today the corridor hosts shopping centers, office complexes, and professional services.
For residential mail in this area, use ZIP 27408 or other standard Greensboro ZIP codes. The 27438 designation works exclusively for businesses at this Battleground Avenue location. Nearby neighborhoods like Garden Homes, Westwood, and Guilford Hills all receive their mail through Greensboro's standard residential ZIP codes.
The entire ZIP consists of one street address with unit designators for a commercial building.
ZIP Code 27438 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 438 people with an annual payroll of $46,124,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 734Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $10,062,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $46,124,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 438Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 27438 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 27438. 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 27438 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.