Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Beach is a small town on the eastern end of Bogue Banks barrier island in Carteret County, North Carolina, part of the Crystal Coast, connected to Morehead City by the Atlantic Beach Bridge and causeway. The resort community traces its roots to an 1887 bathing pavilion and was established as a planned resort in 1928.
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Worth Knowing
- As with other Bogue Banks towns, flood-zone and NFIP flood insurance considerations are standard for barrier-island property here — verify the specific flood-zone designation per parcel via FEMA or Carteret County GIS.
- Single main vehicle link to the mainland: the Atlantic Beach Bridge (built 1987) carries NC Highway 58 across the causeway to Morehead City; Fort Macon State Park borders the town to the east.
- Part of the Bogue Banks shared-use paved path network connecting through Pine Knoll Shores and Emerald Isle, useful for car-free local mobility.
- Known today for public beach access, a boardwalk/nightlife strip, and a fishing pier, with tourism and hospitality as the core local economy.
- Small town — only 2.76 square miles with about 1,364 residents at the 2020 census — so expect strong seasonal tourist-traffic swings relative to the year-round population.
Official town site: atlanticbeach-nc.com
Sources
- Town of Atlantic Beach, NC — official site
- Town of Atlantic Beach — official History page
- Atlantic Beach, North Carolina — Wikipedia
Companies Serving Atlantic Beach
Advantage Coastal Properties
A real estate brokerage based in Emerald Isle, NC, offering home buying and selling representation, property listing search, and home valuations along North Carolina's Crystal Coast.
Bluewater Real Estate
A real estate and vacation rental management company operating since 1986 as Bluewater Associates of Emerald Isle, with offices in Emerald Isle and Atlantic Beach, offering residential real estate sales alongside vacation and annual rental property management across the Crystal Coast.
Emerald Isle Realty
A real estate brokerage and vacation rental management company operating on North Carolina's Crystal Coast since 1962, managing several hundred vacation rental and resort properties in addition to residential real estate sales.
Mary Cheatham King Real Estate
A real estate agency based in Morehead City, NC, led by Mary Cheatham King, offering buyer and seller representation across Carteret County's Crystal Coast.
Shorewood Real Estate
A family-owned real estate brokerage in Emerald Isle, NC operating since 1987, offering property sales alongside vacation and long-term rental property management on North Carolina's Crystal Coast.