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Welcome to Cape Charles ...

The coastal town of Cape Charles is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Charles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cape Charles has a population of 1,027 people<2> (see below for details).

Cape Charles is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Cape Charles: 757 & 948<4>

The ZIP code for Cape Charles: 23310<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cape Charles had an population of 1,027 people. This is an increase of 1.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cape Charles had a population of 1,009 people (which is 8.13% of the total population of Northampton County). This makes Cape Charles the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cape Charles represents 0.01% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,009 people, the population of Cape Charles decreased 11.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,134 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cape Charles.

Communities Also Named Cape Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cape Charles - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Websites for Cape Charles ...

Official Website: www.capecharles.org/

Communities near Cape Charles ...

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

  • Nassawadox
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pat Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
  • Machipongo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Birdsnest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheps End
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
  • Marionville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marionville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • New Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Peary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peary is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Charles. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cape Charles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Charles ...

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

Adding Cape Charles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cape Charles 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 Cape Charles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cape Charles post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Charles.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia'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 Cape Charles.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cape Charles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Cape Charles area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Cape Charles area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Cape Charles). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cape Charles or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/