Virginia · Census place 5116512
Chincoteague, Virginia
Chincoteague is a town in Accomack County, Virginia with an estimated 3,279 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 77th largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,279
- #77 of 137 in Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -1.8%
- -59 people
- Land area
- 9.3 sq mi
- + 28.22 sq mi water
- Density
- 354 / sq mi
- State median 1,784
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Chincoteague population, 2020 to 2024
Chincoteague lost 59 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.8%. In the latest year it moved by -1.
Chincoteague covers 9.26 square miles of land and 28.22 of water, for 354 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Chincoteague is less dense than the typical town.
What county Chincoteague is in
All of Chincoteague's residents live in Accomack County, which had 33,411 residents in 2024. Chincoteague holds 9.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Chincoteague
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Chincoteague by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 23336. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Chincoteague is
The Census internal point of Chincoteague is at 37.949300, -75.352600. Richmond, the capital, is 117.2 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Pocomoke City, MD (4,426 people), 13.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Hampton, VA, 81.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.949300, -75.352600
- DMS
- 37°56'57.48"N 75°21'9.36"W
- UTM
- 18N 469021.3E 4200248.4N
- Geohash
- dqdrvk3yt
- Plus code
- 8796WJXW+PX
Daylight in Chincoteague
At 37.95° N, Chincoteague gets about 14 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 32 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Chincoteague
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Onancock, 27.0 miles away, with 1,160 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Chincoteague, VA?
3,279 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 59 (1.8%) from 3,338 in July 2020.
What county is Chincoteague in?
Accomack County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Chincoteague?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 23336.
How far is Chincoteague from Richmond?
117.2 miles (188.6 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Chincoteague.
What is the nearest larger city to Chincoteague?
Pocomoke City, MD, with 4,426 residents, 13.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.