Welcome to Chincoteague ...
Chincoteague is located in Accomack County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chincoteague, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Chincoteague has a population of 2,877 people<2> (see below for details).
Chincoteague is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Chincoteague lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chincoteague: 757 & 948<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chincoteague had an population of 2,877 people. This is a decrease of 2.18% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 33.36% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Chincoteague had a population of 2,941 people (or 8.87% of the total population of Accomack County). This makes Chincoteague the county's most populous community.
The population of Chincoteague represents 0.04% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,941 people, the population of Chincoteague decreased 31.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,317 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Chincoteague.
Websites for Chincoteague ...
Official Website: www.chincoteague-va.gov/
Communities near Chincoteague ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chincoteague.
- Pocomoke City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocomoke City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <6>
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <6>
- Parksley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parksley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksley
- Parksley is located in Accomack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksley <6>
- Bloxom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloxom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxom
- Bloxom is located in Accomack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloxom <6>
- Hallwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Franklin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Greenbackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbackville
- Greenbackville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbackville <6>
- Sinnickson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinnickson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Sign Post
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County
- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
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 Chincoteague. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chincoteague.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chincoteague. 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 Chincoteague.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chincoteague. See our Newspapers Page for Chincoteague.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chincoteague ...
Looking for more information about Chincoteague? 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 Chincoteague, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chincoteague.
Adding Chincoteague to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chincoteague 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 Chincoteague was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Chincoteague post office opened in 1848.
We also found Chincoteague in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chincoteague.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chincoteague: www.chincoteague-va.gov/
The official website for Accomack County: www.co.accomack.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Accomack, 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 Chincoteague. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chincoteague - 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 Chincoteague area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Chincoteague area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |