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ZIP code 27886: Tarboro, NC

ZIP code 27886 is in Tarboro (57% of residents) and Princeville (6.7%), in Edgecombe County (99%) and Pitt County (1.2%), North Carolina. 36% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in North Carolina's 1st congressional district (99%) and North Carolina's 3rd congressional district (1.2%). Its state senate district is State Senate District 5; its state house districts are State House District 23 (99%) and State House District 8 (1.2%).

18,776residents (2020 Census)
191.5 sq miland area
4cities and towns
2congressional districts
11voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Tarboro57%
Princeville6.7%
Leggett0.2%
Speed0.2%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Edgecombe County99%
Pitt County1.2%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
Township 1, Tarboro73%
Township 2, Lower Conetoe6.5%
Township 11, Walnut Creek6.5%
Township 5, Lower Fishing Creek4.6%
Township 4, Deep Creek4.2%
Township 8, Sparta3.1%
Township 3, Upper Conetoe1.3%
Belvoir township1.2%

Congressional districts

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
North Carolina's 1st congressional district (NC-01)99%
North Carolina's 3rd congressional district (NC-03)1.2%

This ZIP is split between districts. A mailing address in it could be in either; the map or locate_point gives the district for an exact address.

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (NC-01)Donald G. Davis (D)202-225-310199%
U.S. Representative (NC-03)Gregory F. Murphy (R)202-225-34151.2%
U.S. SenatorTed Budd (R)202-224-3154 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorThom Tillis (R)202-224-6342 · contact formstatewide
State Senator (State Senate District 5)Kandie Smith (Democratic)100%
State Representative (State House District 23)Shelly Willingham (Democratic)99%
State Representative (State House District 8)Gloristine Brown (Democratic)1.2%

Elected in 2024 under NC's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
State Senate District 5100%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 2399%
State House District 81.2%

Voting precincts

11 voting precincts overlap ZIP 27886. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 27886 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.