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Shawboro ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Shawboro, NC is 27973, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,117
Area code
252

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

Shawboro in numbers

About 1,117 people live in Shawboro, in 393 households. The median household income is $86,375 a year, 19% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $322,200 (12% above the North Carolina median).

Population1,117Shawboro1,117
Households393Shawboro393
Median household income$86,375Shawboro$86,375North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$322,200Shawboro$322,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Shawboro

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shawboro
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27973 Shawboro , NC Standard 1,117 $86,375 $322,200

Map of Shawboro ZIP codes

27973

The ZIP codes of Shawboro, 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 Shawboro

The nearest larger towns are Moyock (5,684 people, 11 mi), Elizabeth City (18,871 people, 11 mi) and Grandy (2,245 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Shawboro
TownPopulationDistance
Moyock 5,684 11.1 mi
Elizabeth City 18,871 11.5 mi
Southern Shores 3,139 25.1 mi
Chesapeake, VA 252,583 25.3 mi
Kitty Hawk 3,724 28.1 mi
Virginia Beach, VA 456,349 28.2 mi

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