Welcome to Tangier ...The coastal town of Tangier is located on Tangier Island. Tangier is located in Accomack County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Tangier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tangier has a population of 702 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Tangier is near sea level<3>. Time Zone: Tangier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Tangier: 757 & 948<4> The ZIP code for Tangier: 23440<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tangier had an population of 702 people. This is a decrease of 3.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.23% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Tangier had a population of 727 people. This makes Tangier the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 727 people, the population of Tangier increased 20.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 604 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Tangier. Communities Also Named Tangier ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tangier - they are located in Indiana, Maryland, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tangier. Communities near Tangier ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tangier.
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 Tangier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tangier. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tangier. 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 Tangier. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tangier. See our Newspapers Page for Tangier. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tangier ...Looking for more information about Tangier? 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 Tangier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tangier. Adding Tangier to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tangier 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 Tangier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Tangier. Footnotes ...
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