[4] The name of the town came from the Wachapreague, an Algonquian people who resided in the area centuries ago.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2), all of it land.

The Wachapreague Channel winds from the town, through the seaside marsh, out to the barrier islands.

Easy access to the marsh and ocean makes this a popular place for fishermen.

About 2.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 7.0% of those sixty-five or over.