Morehead City
Morehead City is a mainland waterfront town on Bogue Sound in Carteret County, North Carolina, serving as the county's commercial hub and home to the North Carolina State Port. It is known for its working waterfront and boardwalk district and the annual Big Rock Blue Marlin fishing tournament.
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Worth Knowing
- Sits on a peninsula bordered by Bogue Sound to the south and the Newport River to the north and east, across the water from Beaufort and Atlantic Beach — a mainland location with a different flood and storm-exposure profile than the barrier-island beach towns nearby.
- Home to the Port of Morehead City, one of North Carolina's two state deepwater ports, with a 45-foot channel depth and direct ocean access via Beaufort Inlet about 4 miles out.
- Carteret Health Care, a 135-bed hospital founded in 1967, is based here and is the county's main hospital serving the wider area.
- Reached via US Route 70 and NC Highway 24.
- Incorporated in the early 1860s; population grew from 8,661 at the 2010 census to 9,556 at the 2020 census.
Official town site: www.moreheadcitync.gov
Sources
- Town of Morehead City — official site
- Morehead City, North Carolina — Wikipedia
- NC Ports — Port of Morehead City
Companies Serving Morehead City
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.
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.