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Duck ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Duck, NC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 27949. Its area code is 252.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
669
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Duck itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Kill Devil Hills (6.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Duck in numbers

About 669 people live in Duck, in 353 households. The median household income is $136,250 a year, 88% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $767,500 (2.7 times the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,500 a month. The median age is 61.6; 68.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population669Duck669
Households353Duck353
Median age61.6Duck61.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$136,250Duck$136,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$767,500Duck$767,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,500Duck$1,500North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.0%Duck68.0%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.6 minDuck30.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density277 / sq miDuck277 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Duck

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

ZIP codes overlapping Duck
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27949 Kitty Hawk , NC Standard 8,251 $120,662 $677,600

Map of Duck ZIP codes

27949

The ZIP codes of Duck, 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 Duck

The nearest larger towns are Southern Shores (3,139 people, 5.0 mi), Grandy (2,245 people, 7.8 mi) and Kitty Hawk (3,724 people, 8.3 mi).

Towns near Duck
TownPopulationDistance
Southern Shores 3,139 5.0 mi
Kitty Hawk 3,724 8.3 mi
Kill Devil Hills 7,761 12.6 mi
Nags Head 3,160 18.0 mi
Elizabeth City 18,871 28.0 mi

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