Currituck County, North Carolina
County seat: Currituck · Population 33,158 (2025) · 262 sq mi
Currituck County is the 70th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 33,158 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Currituck. It is part of the Northeast Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 0 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Currituck County facts
- County seat
- Currituck
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 33,158 +18% since 2020
- Land area
- 262 sq mi 87th largest of 100
- Water area
- 265 sq mi
- Population density
- 127 per sq mi
- Named after
- Algonquin distinct Algonquian language closely related to the Ojibwe language or a particularly divergent Ojibwe dialect
- Largest city
- Moyock 5,684
- Median household income
- $93,511
- Cities and towns
- 0 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37053
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Moyock | 5,684 | |
| Grandy | 2,245 | |
| Coinjock | 543 |
ZIP codes in Currituck County
15 ZIP codes reach into Currituck County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27916
- 27917
- 27923
- 27927
- 27929
- 27939
- 27941
- 27947
- 27950
- 27956
- 27958
- 27964
- 27965
- 27966
- 27973 also Camden County
Population of Currituck County, 2020–2025
Currituck County grew by 5,057 people (+18%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 21 more deaths than births and a net gain of 5,092 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 28,405 |
| 2021 | 29,700 |
| 2022 | 30,994 |
| 2023 | 31,614 |
| 2024 | 32,436 |
| 2025 | 33,158 |
Neighboring counties
- Camden County west · 11,315 people
- Dare County south · 38,245 people
- Virginia Beach city, Virginia north · 453,737 people
- Chesapeake city, Virginia northwest · 255,332 people
- Tyrrell County south · 3,537 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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