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County ZIP codes · North Carolina · FIPS 37055

Dare County, NC ZIP Codes

Dare County, North Carolina has 14 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. Median household income ranges from $80,587 in 27954 (Manteo) to $120,662 in 27949 (Kitty Hawk) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Dare County?

27915 · Avon: $35k27920 · Buxton: –27936 · Frisco: $44k27943 · Hatteras: $57k27948 · Kill Devil Hills: $86k27949 · Kitty Hawk: $121k27953 · Manns Harbor: $53k27954 · Manteo: $81k27959 · Nags Head: $91k27968 · Rodanthe: –27972 · Salvo: –27978 · Stumpy Point: $60k27981 · Wanchese: $89k27982 · Waves: –27953279592797827949279482793627915 · Avon: $35k27920 · Buxton: –27936 · Frisco: $44k27943 · Hatteras: $57k27948 · Kill Devil Hills: $86k27949 · Kitty Hawk: $121k27953 · Manns Harbor: $53k27954 · Manteo: $81k27959 · Nags Head: $91k27968 · Rodanthe: –27972 · Salvo: –27978 · Stumpy Point: $60k27981 · Wanchese: $89k27982 · Waves: –2795327959279782794927915 · Avon: $35k27920 · Buxton: –27936 · Frisco: $44k27943 · Hatteras: $57k27948 · Kill Devil Hills: $86k27949 · Kitty Hawk: $121k27953 · Manns Harbor: $53k27954 · Manteo: $81k27959 · Nags Head: $91k27968 · Rodanthe: –27972 · Salvo: –27978 · Stumpy Point: $60k27981 · Wanchese: $89k27982 · Waves: –27953
The residential ZIP codes of Dare County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $80,587 and $91,264.

They carry 14 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 14 residential ZIP codes in Dare County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Dare County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
27948 Kill Devil Hills 12,436 1,344 $86k $438k 100%
27949 Kitty Hawk 8,251 544 $121k $678k 100%
27954 Manteo 7,237 817 $81k $418k 100%
27959 Nags Head 3,170 216 $91k $491k 100%
27981 Wanchese 1,969 216 $89k $312k 100%
27920 Buxton 1,267 162 – $410k 100%
27953 Manns Harbor 999 4 $53k $255k 100%
27968 Rodanthe 781 103 – – 100%
27936 Frisco 664 127 $44k $440k 100%
27915 Avon 339 42 $35k $401k 100%
27978 Stumpy Point 237 8 $60k $336k 100%
27972 Salvo 229 233 – – 100%
27943 Hatteras 152 57 $57k – 100%
27982 Waves 144 218 – – 100%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which first three digits do Dare County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Dare County starts with 279.

Three-digit prefixes of Dare County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Dare County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
279 Norfolk, VA (SCF 233) 14 61

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.