Avon is a community in Dare County, North Carolina, home to about 339 people across 2.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 27915.
Homes sold for a median of $289 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Avon. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Norfolk International Airport (ORF)113 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN)89 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chesapeake, VA102 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA322 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Avon; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Avon had 832 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2010.
It’s the 647th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.
Dare County grew from 4,757 residents in 1900 to 36,915 in 2020.
Dare County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 61.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Frisco 2nne, NC weather station (9 miles away).
16,320 jobs at 2,079 businesses in Dare County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Avon.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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