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Cape Colony ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Cape Colony, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 27932. Its area code is 252.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
509
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cape Colony itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Edenton (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Cape Colony in numbers

About 509 people live in Cape Colony, in 254 households. The median household income is $78,152 a year, 8% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $221,400 (23% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 46.8; 28.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 15 minutes.

Population509Cape Colony509
Households254Cape Colony254
Median age46.8Cape Colony46.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,152Cape Colony$78,152North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$221,400Cape Colony$221,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%Cape Colony28.5%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute14.5 minCape Colony14.5 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density504 / sq miCape Colony504 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Cape Colony CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Cape Colony

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

ZIP codes overlapping Cape Colony
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27932 Edenton , NC Standard 12,745 $53,490 $233,400

Map of Cape Colony ZIP codes

27932

The ZIP codes of Cape Colony, 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 Cape Colony

The nearest larger towns are Edenton (4,494 people, 2.8 mi), Hertford (1,618 people, 13 mi) and Plymouth (3,250 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Cape Colony
TownPopulationDistance
Edenton 4,494 2.8 mi
Plymouth 3,250 14.5 mi
Windsor 3,269 20.0 mi
Elizabeth City 18,871 27.0 mi
Ahoskie 4,764 29.2 mi
Williamston 5,112 29.6 mi

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