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Knotts Island ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Knotts Island, NC is 27950, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,796
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Knotts Island itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Coinjock (9.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Knotts Island in numbers

About 1,796 people live in Knotts Island, in 817 households. The median household income is $88,250 a year, 22% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,300 (about the same as the North Carolina median).

Population1,796Knotts Island1,796
Households817Knotts Island817
Median household income$88,250Knotts Island$88,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$290,300Knotts Island$290,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Knotts Island. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Knotts Island

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Knotts Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27950 Knotts Island , NC Standard 1,796 $88,250 $290,300

Map of Knotts Island ZIP codes

27950

The ZIP codes of Knotts Island, 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 Knotts Island

The nearest larger towns are Moyock (5,684 people, 11 mi), Grandy (2,245 people, 19 mi) and Virginia Beach, VA (456,349 people, 20 mi).

Towns near Knotts Island
TownPopulationDistance
Moyock 5,684 11.1 mi
Virginia Beach, VA 456,349 19.5 mi
Elizabeth City 18,871 20.5 mi
Chesapeake, VA 252,583 22.0 mi
Southern Shores 3,139 29.7 mi

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

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