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Southern Shores ZIP codes, North Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Southern Shores, 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
3,139
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Southern Shores 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.

Southern Shores in numbers

About 3,139 people live in Southern Shores, in 1,306 households. The median household income is $131,429 a year, 82% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $712,300 (2.5 times the North Carolina median). The median age is 58.7; 59.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.7% across North Carolina); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population3,139Southern Shores3,139
Households1,306Southern Shores1,306
Median age58.7Southern Shores58.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$131,429Southern Shores$131,429North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$712,300Southern Shores$712,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%Southern Shores59.1%North Carolina35.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.6 minSouthern Shores24.6 minNorth Carolina25.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density795 / sq miSouthern Shores795 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Southern Shores

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

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

Map of Southern Shores ZIP codes

27949

The ZIP codes of Southern Shores, 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 Southern Shores

The nearest larger towns are Kitty Hawk (3,724 people, 3.3 mi), Kill Devil Hills (7,761 people, 7.7 mi) and Nags Head (3,160 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Southern Shores
TownPopulationDistance
Kitty Hawk 3,724 3.3 mi
Kill Devil Hills 7,761 7.7 mi
Nags Head 3,160 13.1 mi

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