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Salvo ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Salvo, NC is 27972, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
220
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Salvo itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Waves (1.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Salvo 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.

Salvo in numbers

About 220 people live in Salvo, in 99 households. The median age is 36.3; 38.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina).

Population220Salvo220
Households99Salvo99
Median age36.3Salvo36.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%Salvo38.8%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Population density227 / sq miSalvo227 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Salvo

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Salvo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27972 Salvo , NC Standard 229 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Salvo

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

ZIP codes overlapping Salvo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27982 Waves , NC Standard 144 — —

Map of Salvo ZIP codes

27972

The ZIP codes of Salvo, 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 Salvo

The nearest larger towns are Rodanthe (781 people, 3.0 mi), Avon (339 people, 15 mi) and Buxton (1,267 people, 21 mi).

Towns near Salvo
TownPopulationDistance
Nags Head 3,160 28.9 mi

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