ZIP code · Wilson · North Carolina · United States
ZIP code 27896 — Wilson
ZIP code 27896 serves Wilson, North Carolina.
- Postal code
- 27896Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wilson
- County
- Wilson FIPS 37195
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7715, -77.9730 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,808 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 535 / sq mi
- Land area
- 35.2 sq mi (91.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $67,893
- Per-capita income
- $40,775
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- 7,953
- Housing units
- 8,496
- Median home value
- $213,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,093 / 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 27896
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 33°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 52 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 64 | 56 |
| Avg low °F | 33 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WILSON 3 SW (5.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 27896
- 1 schools
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 34 restaurants & cafés
- 4 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 27 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 3 EV charging 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