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Chowan Beach ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Chowan Beach, 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
325
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chowan Beach 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.

Chowan Beach in numbers

About 325 people live in Chowan Beach, in 168 households. The median household income is $23,095 a year, 68% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,800 (68% below the North Carolina median). The median age is 41.4; 2.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina).

Population325Chowan Beach325
Households168Chowan Beach168
Median age41.4Chowan Beach41.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$23,095Chowan Beach$23,095North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$92,800Chowan Beach$92,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.6%Chowan Beach2.6%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Population density2,057 / sq miChowan Beach2,057 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Chowan Beach

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

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

Map of Chowan Beach ZIP codes

27932

The ZIP codes of Chowan Beach, 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 Chowan Beach

The nearest larger towns are Arrowhead Beach (1,242 people, 1.1 mi), Edenton (4,494 people, 12 mi) and Hertford (1,618 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Chowan Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Edenton 4,494 12.5 mi
Ahoskie 4,764 16.2 mi
Windsor 3,269 19.9 mi
Plymouth 3,250 24.6 mi
Murfreesboro 3,170 26.6 mi
Elizabeth City 18,871 27.0 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Chowan County · North Carolina ZIP codes

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