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Sex offenders by ZIP code in North Carolina

589 North Carolina ZIP codes, each with its own page, count and map — about 22,672 registered sex offenders we index across them. 28052 (Gastonia) has the most, about 220; 27957 (Merry Hill) has the highest rate, about 118 per 10,000 residents.

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Sex offenders by ZIP code in North Carolina by the numbers. What the North Carolina ZIP figures say.

589
North Carolina ZIP codes listed
22,672
registrants we index across them
28052
most registrants · Gastonia · about 220
118
per 10,000 residents in 27957 (Merry Hill), the highest rate
  • We publish a page for 589 North Carolina ZIP codes, with about 22,672 registrants we index across them — about 73% of the 31,098 we index with a North Carolina address.
  • 28052 (Gastonia) has the most registrants we index, about 220, in Gaston County.
  • By rate, 27957 (Merry Hill) is highest at about 118 per 10,000 residents, against a North Carolina average of 29.8.
  • The ZIPs fall in 100 counties; Mecklenburg County has the most listed, 28.

Counts are registrants we index with each ZIP code’s address as of October 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. The figure moves continuously — search for the current picture on any specific person. Rates use the ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of residents for each ZIP, which has its own margin of error. North Carolina sex offender statistics.

North Carolina sex offender list by ZIP code, county by county. Every North Carolina ZIP page we publish — 589 ZIP codes in 100 counties.

Each row is a ZIP code, the place it covers, the registrants we index with that ZIP and the rate per 10,000 residents. Open a ZIP for its own map, nearby ZIPs and the address check. Counties are A–Z; within a county the ZIP with the most registrants is first.

Alamance County sex offender registry7 ZIP codes · about 415 registrants we index

Alexander County2 ZIP codes · about 88 registrants we index

Alleghany County1 ZIP code · about 15 registrants we index

Anson County5 ZIP codes · about 74 registrants we index

Ashe County5 ZIP codes · about 46 registrants we index

Avery County2 ZIP codes · about 39 registrants we index

Beaufort County4 ZIP codes · about 123 registrants we index

Bertie County5 ZIP codes · about 75 registrants we index

Bladen County4 ZIP codes · about 85 registrants we index

Brunswick County sex offender registry11 ZIP codes · about 370 registrants we index

Buncombe County sex offender registry13 ZIP codes · about 518 registrants we index

Burke County3 ZIP codes · about 179 registrants we index

Cabarrus County sex offender registry7 ZIP codes · about 490 registrants we index

Caldwell County3 ZIP codes · about 248 registrants we index

Camden County1 ZIP code · about 10 registrants we index

Carteret County4 ZIP codes · about 125 registrants we index

Caswell County4 ZIP codes · about 49 registrants we index

Catawba County sex offender registry8 ZIP codes · about 372 registrants we index

Chatham County6 ZIP codes · about 110 registrants we index

Cherokee County3 ZIP codes · about 124 registrants we index

Chowan County2 ZIP codes · about 44 registrants we index

Clay County1 ZIP code · about 40 registrants we index

Cleveland County sex offender registry7 ZIP codes · about 508 registrants we index

Columbus County10 ZIP codes · about 190 registrants we index

Craven County sex offender registry6 ZIP codes · about 272 registrants we index

Cumberland County sex offender registry12 ZIP codes · about 894 registrants we index

Currituck County4 ZIP codes · about 49 registrants we index

Dare County3 ZIP codes · about 39 registrants we index

Davidson County sex offender registry6 ZIP codes · about 654 registrants we index

Davie County2 ZIP codes · about 124 registrants we index

Duplin County10 ZIP codes · about 208 registrants we index

Durham County sex offender registry8 ZIP codes · about 537 registrants we index

Edgecombe County5 ZIP codes · about 238 registrants we index

Forsyth County sex offender registry13 ZIP codes · about 589 registrants we index

Franklin County5 ZIP codes · about 151 registrants we index

Gaston County sex offender registry11 ZIP codes · about 668 registrants we index

Gates County4 ZIP codes · about 29 registrants we index

Graham County1 ZIP code · about 30 registrants we index

Granville County4 ZIP codes · about 188 registrants we index

Greene County3 ZIP codes · about 37 registrants we index

Guilford County sex offender registry21 ZIP codes · about 1,127 registrants we index

Halifax County7 ZIP codes · about 171 registrants we index

Harnett County sex offender registry9 ZIP codes · about 376 registrants we index

Haywood County5 ZIP codes · about 156 registrants we index

Henderson County sex offender registry8 ZIP codes · about 220 registrants we index

Hertford County3 ZIP codes · about 59 registrants we index

Hoke County2 ZIP codes · about 179 registrants we index

Hyde County2 ZIP codes · about 17 registrants we index

Iredell County sex offender registry9 ZIP codes · about 410 registrants we index

Jackson County4 ZIP codes · about 121 registrants we index

Johnston County sex offender registry8 ZIP codes · about 303 registrants we index

Jones County2 ZIP codes · about 27 registrants we index

Lee County2 ZIP codes · about 162 registrants we index

Lenoir County4 ZIP codes · about 188 registrants we index

Lincoln County5 ZIP codes · about 193 registrants we index

Macon County3 ZIP codes · about 130 registrants we index

Madison County3 ZIP codes · about 79 registrants we index

Martin County4 ZIP codes · about 92 registrants we index

McDowell County3 ZIP codes · about 177 registrants we index

Mecklenburg County sex offender registry28 ZIP codes · about 1,547 registrants we index

Mitchell County2 ZIP codes · about 50 registrants we index

Montgomery County5 ZIP codes · about 88 registrants we index

Moore County sex offender registry10 ZIP codes · about 132 registrants we index

Nash County8 ZIP codes · about 305 registrants we index

New Hanover County sex offender registry8 ZIP codes · about 319 registrants we index

Northampton County5 ZIP codes · about 56 registrants we index

Onslow County sex offender registry9 ZIP codes · about 415 registrants we index

Orange County sex offender registry6 ZIP codes · about 83 registrants we index

Pamlico County3 ZIP codes · about 30 registrants we index

Pasquotank County1 ZIP code · about 150 registrants we index

Pender County6 ZIP codes · about 159 registrants we index

Perquimans County1 ZIP code · about 47 registrants we index

Person County5 ZIP codes · about 128 registrants we index

Pitt County sex offender registry8 ZIP codes · about 344 registrants we index

Polk County4 ZIP codes · about 50 registrants we index

Randolph County sex offender registry12 ZIP codes · about 399 registrants we index

Richmond County4 ZIP codes · about 187 registrants we index

Robeson County sex offender registry11 ZIP codes · about 395 registrants we index

Rockingham County7 ZIP codes · about 353 registrants we index

Rowan County sex offender registry10 ZIP codes · about 438 registrants we index

Rutherford County7 ZIP codes · about 242 registrants we index

Sampson County11 ZIP codes · about 284 registrants we index

Scotland County5 ZIP codes · about 170 registrants we index

Stanly County7 ZIP codes · about 206 registrants we index

Stokes County7 ZIP codes · about 117 registrants we index

Surry County7 ZIP codes · about 160 registrants we index

Swain County1 ZIP code · about 60 registrants we index

Transylvania County2 ZIP codes · about 40 registrants we index

Tyrrell County1 ZIP code · about 20 registrants we index

Union County sex offender registry7 ZIP codes · about 365 registrants we index

Vance County3 ZIP codes · about 116 registrants we index

Wake County sex offender registry26 ZIP codes · about 1,066 registrants we index

Warren County3 ZIP codes · about 55 registrants we index

Washington County2 ZIP codes · about 50 registrants we index

Watauga County2 ZIP codes · about 41 registrants we index

Wayne County sex offender registry6 ZIP codes · about 249 registrants we index

Wilkes County8 ZIP codes · about 151 registrants we index

Wilson County5 ZIP codes · about 222 registrants we index

Yadkin County5 ZIP codes · about 95 registrants we index

Yancey County2 ZIP codes · about 57 registrants we index

Sex offenders near your North Carolina address: a ZIP-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your address?

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How to read North Carolina sex offender counts by ZIP code. Four things to know before comparing two North Carolina ZIPs.

01A ZIP code is a mail-delivery area, not a boundary a registry uses. One ZIP can cross city and county lines, and a North Carolina address may be filed under a neighboring town’s name — so each ZIP is counted by the ZIP on the address, and the city and county pages count their own boundaries. The two will not add up exactly, and that is expected.
02The count is the registrants we index with that ZIP as of October 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. It moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement. Treat it as scale; for a specific person, run a search.
03The rate divides that count by the ZIP’s residents (ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate), per 10,000. A small ZIP with a prison, a hospital or a shelter can carry a high rate on a handful of people, and a rate is shown only where the count is large enough to mean something. The North Carolina average is about 29.8 per 10,000.
04A ZIP is listed when we index at least 5 registrants with it and it has at least 1,000 residents. A North Carolina ZIP that is not on this page is not a ZIP with nobody registered — enter an address in it and the count near that address is free.

North Carolina sex offenders by ZIP code FAQ. Quick answers before you open a ZIP.

Which North Carolina ZIP code has the most registered sex offenders?

Of the 589 North Carolina ZIP codes we publish, 28052 (Gastonia) has the most registrants we index, about 220 (Gaston County). By rate, 27957 (Merry Hill) is highest at about 118 per 10,000 residents. Large ZIPs usually have large counts, so the per-10,000 figure beside each ZIP is the fairer comparison.

How many North Carolina ZIP codes are on this sex offender list?

589, holding about 22,672 registrants we index between them, across 100 counties. A ZIP is listed when we index at least 5 registrants with that ZIP and it has at least 1,000 residents. A ZIP that is not listed is not a ZIP with nobody registered — search from an address in it for the current picture.

Is there an official North Carolina sex offender list by ZIP code?

Registries are kept by the state, not by ZIP code, so North Carolina publishes no official list by ZIP. This page counts the registrants we index whose address carries each ZIP, as of October 2026, rounded and approximate. A search from any North Carolina address shows who is registered around it, each record linking to its official registry entry.

How do I find sex offenders near my North Carolina address?

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