ZIP code · Tarboro · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 27886 — Tarboro
ZIP code 27886 serves Tarboro, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27886Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Tarboro
- County
- Edgecombe FIPS 37065
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.8983, -77.5421 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,560 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 97 / sq mi
- Land area
- 191.5 sq mi (495.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $51,180
- Per-capita income
- $31,217
- Median age
- 46.4
- Households
- 7,805
- Housing units
- 8,916
- Median home value
- $121,800
- Median gross rent
- $751 / month
- Congressional districts
- NC-1 (also NC-3) (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 27886
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 30°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Avg low °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TARBORO 1 S (1.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27886
- 14 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 3 supermarkets
- 13 restaurants & cafés
- 7 parks
- 9 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 37 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 4 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