| City: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| County: | Orange County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:52:41 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 919 / 984 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.9131, -79.0563 |
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ZIP 27515 serves a specific commercial area within Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This isn't a residential ZIP. It has zero population within its boundaries and exists as a point location enclosed within the larger Chapel Hill ZIP 27514. The facility designation supports businesses and organizations concentrated on S Estes Dr.
The post office maintains 404 PO Boxes and provides street delivery to 230 addresses on S Estes Dr. These addresses use UNIT designators, indicating multi-tenant commercial or office space. With 17 business establishments employing 118 people, this ZIP serves as a business services hub within Chapel Hill's postal network.
Chapel Hill has multiple ZIP codes serving different parts of the city. ZIP 27515 specifically handles mail for entities choosing this PO Box classification, while surrounding areas receive standard residential delivery through other Chapel Hill ZIPs. This arrangement is common in university towns where specific facilities or business districts maintain separate postal identities.
Mail can be addressed to either PO Box format or to S Estes Dr with unit numbers. Both delivery methods are available within this ZIP. For general Chapel Hill addressing, consult the standard Chapel Hill ZIP codes (27514, 27516, 27517) which serve residential neighborhoods.
Single street location with UNIT designators indicates concentrated commercial or office facility.
ZIP Code 27515 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 16 business establishments, employing about 171 people with an annual payroll of $7,907,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,522Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 16Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,143,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,907,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 171Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 27515 is located in Orange County, North Carolina, within the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 20500) and North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 504,357 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 27515. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Durham-Chapel Hill, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 20500Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 504,357Source: Census |
| MSA: | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1045.35 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3711800Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Chapel Hill town; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 27515 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.