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Kitty Hawk ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Kitty Hawk, NC is 27949, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,724
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Kitty Hawk 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.

Mail addressed to Kitty Hawk uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Kitty Hawk in numbers

About 3,724 people live in Kitty Hawk, in 1,619 households. The median household income is $94,450 a year, 30% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $535,000 (85% above the North Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,309 a month. The median age is 49.3; 43.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population3,724Kitty Hawk3,724
Households1,619Kitty Hawk1,619
Median age49.3Kitty Hawk49.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$94,450Kitty Hawk$94,450North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$535,000Kitty Hawk$535,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,309Kitty Hawk$1,309North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%Kitty Hawk43.4%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.3 minKitty Hawk24.3 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density459 / sq miKitty Hawk459 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kitty Hawk

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kitty Hawk
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27949 Kitty Hawk , NC Standard 8,251 $120,662 $677,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kitty Hawk

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

ZIP codes overlapping Kitty Hawk
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27948 Kill Devil Hills , NC Standard 12,436 $86,193 $437,500

Map of Kitty Hawk ZIP codes

27949

The ZIP codes of Kitty Hawk, 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 Kitty Hawk

The nearest larger towns are Kill Devil Hills (7,761 people, 4.5 mi), Elizabeth City (18,871 people, 33 mi) and Moyock (5,684 people, 39 mi).

Towns near Kitty Hawk
TownPopulationDistance
Southern Shores 3,139 3.3 mi
Kill Devil Hills 7,761 4.5 mi
Nags Head 3,160 9.9 mi

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

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