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Welcome to Seaboard ...

The town of Seaboard is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seaboard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Seaboard has a population of 545 people<2> (see below for details).

Seaboard is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Seaboard: 252

The ZIP code for Seaboard: 27876<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Seaboard had an population of 545 people. This is a decrease of 13.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Seaboard had a population of 632 people. This makes Seaboard the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 632 people, the population of Seaboard decreased 9.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 695 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Seaboard.

Communities Also Named Seaboard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Seaboard - they are located in Alabama, New Jersey and Virginia.

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

Communities near Seaboard ...

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

  • Roanoke Rapids
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Emporia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Emporia is located in Emporia City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <5>
  • Murfreesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Weldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gaston is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <5>
  • Garysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich Square
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
  • Woodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boykins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boykins is located in Southampton County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seaboard ...

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

Adding Seaboard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seaboard post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seaboard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Northampton, 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 Seaboard.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seaboard - 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 Seaboard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Seaboard 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/