| City: | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Nc Dept Revenue |
| County: | Wake County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:53:54 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 919 / 984 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 35.7719, -78.6388 |
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ZIP code 27640 serves the North Carolina Department of Revenue in Wake County, North Carolina. This is one of two dedicated postal designations for the state's tax agency (the other being 27634), reflecting the substantial mail volume generated by tax return processing and taxpayer correspondence. The Department of Revenue, created in 1921, administers income tax, sales tax, gasoline tax, beverage tax, and inheritance tax collection for the state of North Carolina. The USPS has maintained this dedicated designation for over two decades.
Postal records identify 3 ZIP+4 codes with mail routing to the NC Department of Revenue facility. The agency's main office complex at 501 North Wilmington Street in downtown Raleigh opened in December 1992 to accommodate the department's growing operations. Multiple ZIP codes for a single large government agency typically indicate separate mail streams for different functions, such as payments, returns, and correspondence. Census demographic data is not available, consistent with its function as a state government office. Raleigh is the valid mailing city.
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 27640 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 27640 is located in Wake County, North Carolina, within the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 39580) and North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,130,490 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 27640. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Raleigh-Cary, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 39580Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,130,490Source: Census |
| MSA: | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3246.68 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3755000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Raleigh city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 27640 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.