Morehead City, North Carolina | |
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Location of Morehead City, North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 34°43′40″N 76°44′48″W / 34.72778°N 76.74667°WCoordinates: 34°43′40″N 76°44′48″W / 34.72778°N 76.74667°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 | 10.52 sq mi (27.25 km2) |
• Land | 7.35 sq mi (19.05 km2) |
• Water | 3.17 sq mi (8.20 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,661 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 9,619 |
• Density | 1,308.00/sq mi (504.99/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28557 |
Area code | 252 Exchanges: 222,240,247,726,727,808 |
FIPS code | 37-44320[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1013689[4] |
Website | moreheadcitync |
Morehead City is a port town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census.[5] Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007. It forms part of the Crystal Coast.
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