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Welcome to Kitty Hawk ...

The coastal town of Kitty Hawk is located on Bodie Island (in the North Carolina Outer Banks).

Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kitty Hawk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kitty Hawk has a population of 3,578 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Kitty Hawk is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Kitty Hawk: 252

The ZIP code for Kitty Hawk: 27949<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kitty Hawk had an population of 3,578 people. This is an increase of 9.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kitty Hawk had a population of 3,272 people (which is 9.63% of the total population of Dare County). This makes Kitty Hawk the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Kitty Hawk represents 0.03% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,272 people, the population of Kitty Hawk increased 9.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,991 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kitty Hawk.

Communities Also Named Kitty Hawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Kitty Hawk: This one is located in Dare County and the other is located in Currituck County.

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

Websites for Kitty Hawk ...

Official Website: www.townofkittyhawk.org/

Communities near Kitty Hawk ...

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

  • Southern Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nags Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Manteo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Duck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Point Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • George Town Sands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
  • Harbinger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poteskeet Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
  • Fort Raleigh City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
  • Sandy Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kitty Hawk ...

Looking for more information about Kitty Hawk? 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 Kitty Hawk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kitty Hawk.

Adding Kitty Hawk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kitty Hawk post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kitty Hawk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Dare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kitty Hawk.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kitty Hawk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 town (such as Kitty Hawk). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kitty Hawk or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/