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Gulf ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Gulf, NC is 27256, and its area codes are 919 and 984.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
178
Area codes
919, 984

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Gulf itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Goldston (4.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Gulf uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

ZIP codes addressed as Gulf

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Gulf
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27256 Gulf , NC Standard 64 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Gulf

These ZIP codes cover part of Gulf but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Gulf
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27252 Goldston , NC Standard 1,425 $50,435 $171,600
27330 Sanford , NC Standard 39,778 $61,300 $242,700

Map of Gulf ZIP codes

27256

The ZIP codes of Gulf, NC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Gulf

The nearest larger towns are Goldston (379 people, 3.3 mi), Sanford (31,478 people, 7.3 mi) and Moncure (1,039 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Gulf
TownPopulationDistance
Sanford 31,478 7.3 mi
Pittsboro 4,752 13.7 mi
Siler City 7,995 15.6 mi
Carthage 2,896 17.8 mi
Briar Chapel 6,049 20.6 mi
Whispering Pines 5,211 22.0 mi
Spout Springs 11,242 23.7 mi
Apex 70,630 25.3 mi
Holly Springs 45,248 25.6 mi
Southern Pines 16,420 26.0 mi
Liberty 2,682 26.2 mi
Anderson Creek 13,927 26.5 mi
Seven Lakes 4,535 26.6 mi
Pinehurst 18,256 27.5 mi

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