Hyde County, North Carolina
County seat: Swan Quarter · Population 4,554 (2025) · 612 sq mi
Hyde County is the 99th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 4,554 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Swan Quarter. 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 6 neighboring counties.
Hyde County facts
- County seat
- Swan Quarter
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 4,554 −0.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 612 sq mi 24th largest of 100
- Water area
- 847 sq mi
- Population density
- 7 per sq mi
- Named after
- Edward Hyde first Governor of North-Carolina
- Largest city
- Ocracoke 723
- Median household income
- $53,713
- Cities and towns
- 0 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37095
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Ocracoke | 723 | |
| Swan Quarter | 458 | |
| Engelhard | 174 | |
| Fairfield | 81 |
ZIP codes in Hyde County
7 ZIP codes reach into Hyde County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 27810 also Beaufort County
- 27824
- 27826 also Tyrrell County
- 27860 also Beaufort and Washington counties
- 27875
- 27885
- 27960
Population of Hyde County, 2020–2025
Hyde County shrank by 33 people (−0.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 76 more deaths than births and a net gain of 64 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,508 |
| 2021 | 4,615 |
| 2022 | 4,621 |
| 2023 | 4,642 |
| 2024 | 4,593 |
| 2025 | 4,554 |
Neighboring counties
- Dare County northeast · 38,245 people
- Tyrrell County north · 3,537 people
- Beaufort County west · 44,670 people
- Carteret County southwest · 70,469 people
- Pamlico County southwest · 12,758 people
- Washington County northwest · 10,638 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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