Cape Colony, North Carolina

CountryUnited States

Elevation

^[2]

3 ft (0.91 m)

27932 (Edenton)

Cape Colony is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.^[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 691.^[3]

The community is in southern Chowan County, on the northeast bank of the tidal Chowan River. It is bordered to the east by North Carolina State Highway 94, with Northeastern Regional Airport across the highway. Cape Colony is 5 miles (8 km) by road south of the center of Edenton, the county seat.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[4]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	540	78.15%
Black or African American alone (NH)	84	12.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.14%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	6	0.87%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	32	4.63%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	4.05%
Total	691	100.00%

v t e Municipalities and communities of Chowan County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Edenton
Town	Edenton
CDPs	Arrowhead Beach Cape Colony Chowan Beach
Other communities	Rockyhock Selwin Sign Pine Tyner
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2020 census

Cape Colony, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 36°01′11″N 76°34′55″W / 36.01972°N 76.58194°W / 36.01972; -76.58194
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chowan
Area ^[1]
• Total	1.36 sq mi (3.51 km²)
• Land	1.01 sq mi (2.62 km²)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km²)
Elevation ^[2]	3 ft (0.91 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	691
• Density	683.9/sq mi (264.06/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	27932 (Edenton)
Area code	252
FIPS code	37-10264
GNIS feature ID	2812785^[2]