ZIP Code 27981
About Wanchese
Wanchese is a census-designated place (CDP) on Roanoke Island in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It was named after Wanchese, the last known ruler of the Roanoke Native American tribe encountered by English colonists in the sixteenth century. As of the 2020 census, Wanchese had a population of 1,522. Today, Wanchese is the center of commercial fishing and boatbuilding on the Outer Banks.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
1,802
population
$73,542
median household income
198
people / sq mi
$257,100
median home value
$1,031
median gross rent
37.6
median age
772
housing units
703
households
9.1
land area (sq mi)