| City: | Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| City Alias: | Elizabeth Cty |
| County: | Pasquotank County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:39:55 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.3018, -76.2238 |
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ZIP 27906 isn't a standalone town. It's a point-based PO Box ZIP embedded within Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The post office maintains 375 PO Boxes for residents and businesses, and there's no residential population counted directly within this ZIP's boundaries. All mail delivery in the surrounding area flows through the enclosing ZIP 27909.
This ZIP serves as an urban mail access point for downtown Elizabeth City. All 132 street-type records point to a single address on W Ehringhaus Street with unit designations, suggesting a multi-tenant commercial building or shared business address. The 264 registered businesses indicate a commercial services cluster rather than a residential neighborhood.
Elizabeth City sits near the Albemarle Sound in northeastern North Carolina, serving as the county seat of Pasquotank County. The downtown core, including the Historic Elizabeth City neighborhood, sits just steps from this post office location. Nearby subdivisions like The Renaissance, Laurel Park, Hariot Heights, and Woodstock are all within a third of a mile.
A single street address with unit designations serves the entire ZIP. This pattern indicates a post office or commercial building rather than a residential neighborhood.
ZIP Code 27906 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 20 business establishments, employing about 173 people with an annual payroll of $7,967,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 654Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 20Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,916,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,967,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 173Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 27906 is located in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, within the Elizabeth City, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21020) and North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 40,830 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 27906. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Elizabeth City, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 21020Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 40,830Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5494.28 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3720580Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Elizabeth City city; North CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 27906 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 January 1, 2026.