ZIP Code 23336
About Chincoteague Island
Chincoteague is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The town includes the whole of Chincoteague Island and an area of adjacent water. The population was 3,344 at the 2020 census. The town is a tourist gateway to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on adjacent Assateague Island, the location of a popular recreational beach and home of the Virginia herd of Chincoteague Ponies. These ponies and the annual Pony Swim are the subject of Marguerite Henry's 1947 children's book Misty of Chincoteague, which was made into the 1961 family film Misty, filmed on location.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
3,323
population
$63,264
median household income
172
people / sq mi
$326,400
median home value
$1,102
median gross rent
56.5
median age
4,495
housing units
1,750
households
19.3
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 23336
- Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center attraction
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge park
- Bow Beach nature
- Assateague Light historic
- Island Theatre historic
- Station House historic
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- fast_food
- bank
Brands
- McDonald's (1)
- PNC Bank (1)
- Subway (1)