ZIP code · Elizabeth City · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 27909 — Elizabeth City
ZIP code 27909 serves Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27909Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Elizabeth City
- County
- Pasquotank FIPS 37139
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.2951, -76.2445 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 40,878 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 180 / sq mi
- Land area
- 226.9 sq mi (587.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $64,039
- Per-capita income
- $32,781
- Median age
- 39.1
- Households
- 15,420
- Housing units
- 17,591
- Median home value
- $223,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,146 / month
- Congressional district
- NC-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 252Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 27909
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 34°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 53 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 34 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ELIZABETH CITY (2.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27909
- 15 schools
- 3 colleges & universities
- 5 hospitals & clinics
- 7 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 7 supermarkets
- 63 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 17 parks
- 17 playgrounds
- 6 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 4 post offices
- 67 places of worship
- 8 banks
- 12 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 9 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page