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Welcome to Corapeake ...

Corapeake is located in Gates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corapeake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Corapeake is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Corapeake: 252

The ZIP code for Corapeake: 27926<3>

Communities near Corapeake ...

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

  • Suffolk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <4>
  • Gatesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Acorn Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
  • Sunbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whaley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Whaleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
  • Willeyton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Willeyton is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
  • Gates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Horseshoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe

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 Corapeake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corapeake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Corapeake. 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 Corapeake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corapeake ...

Looking for more information about Corapeake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Corapeake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Corapeake.

Adding Corapeake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corapeake 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 (so far) for Corapeake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Corapeake post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corapeake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corapeake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Corapeake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Corapeake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/