Morehead City, North Carolina | |
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 Morehead City skyline | |
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 Location of Morehead City, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′49″N 76°44′21″W / 34.73028°N 76.73917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Carteret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerald A. Jones, Jr. |
| • City Manager | Ryan Eggleston |
| • City Council | David A. Horton George W. Ballou William F. Taylor Diane C. Warrender Keri V. McCann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.57 sq mi (27.39 km2) |
| • Land | 7.41 sq mi (19.18 km2) |
| • Water | 3.17 sq mi (8.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,556 |
| • Density | 1,290.13/sq mi (498.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28557 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-44320[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406191[2] |
| Website | moreheadcitync |
Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census.[4] Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007. It forms part of the Crystal Coast.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morehead City, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Morehead City town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2014.