Welcome to Cape Charles ...

The coastal town of Cape Charles is located in Northampton County<1>.

The location of Cape Charles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Charles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cape Charles has a population of 1,027 people<3> (see below for details).

Cape Charles is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Cape Charles lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cape Charles lies within the (757) area code.

Websites for Cape Charles ...

Official Website: www.capecharles.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cape Charles had an population of 1,027 people. This is an increase of 1.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cape Charles had a population of 1,009 people (or 8.14% of the total population of Northampton County). This makes Cape Charles the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cape Charles represents 0.01% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,009 people, the population of Cape Charles decreased 11.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,134 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cape Charles.

Communities Also Named Cape Charles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cape Charles - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cape Charles.

Communities near Cape Charles ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Charles.

• Nassawadox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassawadox
  • Nassawadox is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassawadox <5>
• Eastville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <5>
• Pat Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
  • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
• Machipongo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machipongo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machipongo
  • Machipongo is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machipongo <5>
• Bridgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
• Birdsnest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsnest
  • Birdsnest is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsnest <5>
• Sheps End
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
  • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
• Peary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
  • Peary is located in Mathews County
• Onemo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
  • Onemo is located in Mathews County
• Diggs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggs
  • Diggs is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diggs <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cape Charles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cape Charles.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cape Charles. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cape Charles.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Charles. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cape Charles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Charles ...

Looking for more information about Cape Charles? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cape Charles, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Charles.

Adding Cape Charles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cape Charles in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cape Charles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cape Charles post office opened in 1884.

We also found Cape Charles in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Charles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cape Charles: www.capecharles.org/

The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/