| Official Name: | Chowan Beach, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Chowan Beach |
| Coordinates: | 36.2142°N -76.7114°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chowan |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 938.59 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 30 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 27932 (Edenton) |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-12590 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2812786 |
| Population Total: | 385 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2436.71 |
Chowan Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 385.[2]
The community is in northern Chowan County, on the east bank of the tidal Chowan River. It is bordered to the north by Arrowhead Beach. Edenton, the county seat, is to the south-southeast.
| White alone (NH) | 282 | 73.25% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 40 | 10.39% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 0.78% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 30 | 7.79% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 30 | 7.79% | |
| Total | 385 | 100.00% |