Welcome to Chip ...

Chip is located in Craven County<1>.

The location of Chip has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chip, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Chip is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Chip lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chip is located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Chip ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Chip: This one is located in Craven County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chip.

Communities near Chip ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chip.

• New Bern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
  • New Bern is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <4>
• Trent Woods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
  • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
• River Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Grifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <4>
• Vanceboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <4>
• Chocowinity
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
  • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <4>
• Grantsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsboro
  • Grantsboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsboro <4>
• Bridgeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Bridgeton is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeton <4>
• Cove City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
• Dover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chip. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chip.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chip. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chip.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chip. See our Newspapers Page for Chip.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chip ...

Looking for more information about Chip? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chip, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chip.

Adding Chip to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chip in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chip was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chip post office opened in 1899.

We also found Chip on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chip.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chip. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Craven County: www.co.craven.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/