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Stumpy Point ZIP code, North Carolina

The ZIP code for Stumpy Point, NC is 27978, and its area code is 252.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
237
Area code
252

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Stumpy Point itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Engelhard (15.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Stumpy Point in numbers

About 237 people live in Stumpy Point, in 114 households. The median household income is $60,192 a year, 17% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $336,400 (16% above the North Carolina median).

Population237Stumpy Point237
Households114Stumpy Point114
Median household income$60,192Stumpy Point$60,192North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$336,400Stumpy Point$336,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Stumpy Point

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Stumpy Point
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
27978 Stumpy Point , NC Standard 237 $60,192 $336,400

Map of Stumpy Point ZIP codes

27978

The ZIP codes of Stumpy Point, 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 Stumpy Point

The nearest larger towns are Wanchese (1,956 people, 14 mi), Manns Harbor (926 people, 16 mi) and Manteo (2,020 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Stumpy Point
TownPopulationDistance
Nags Head 3,160 20.7 mi
Kill Devil Hills 7,761 24.5 mi
Kitty Hawk 3,724 27.7 mi

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

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