Currituck County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,100. Its county seat is Currituck. The county was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County and later gained county status in 1739. The name is "traditionally said to be an indigenous word for wild geese; Coratank." Currituck County is included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. It is in the northeastern section of the state and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Currituck Sound, Camden County, Dare County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Currituck Court House, mentioned as early as 1755, was the name of the county seat. Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only Currituck is used as the community name.
The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 8,526. The city was named after the famous House of Lancaster.
Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Poplar Branch township, Currituck County, North Carolina, United States, along the northern Outer Banks. It has a permanent population of approximately 500 people; during the summer vacation season, the population surges into the thousands. Corolla is home to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, one of the seven North Carolina coastal lighthouses.
Duck is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 746. During the peak vacation season, starting after Memorial Day, the population increases to over 20,000. Duck is the northernmost incorporated town in Dare County and the Outer Banks' newest town, incorporated on May 1, 2002. Duck offers visitors outdoor recreational activities, summer events and concerts, watersports, fine dining, shopping, art galleries, and a nationally known jazz festival, as well as the 11-acre (4.5 ha) Town Park and soundside boardwalk.
Leicester is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina United States; although incorporating was proposed in 2007 and an incorporation bill was briefly filed in the North Carolina General Assembly, no measure has been adopted. Leicester is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2007, Leicester's population is 12,514 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 16.26 percent.
Gregory is an unincorporated community located in Currituck County, North Carolina, United States. Gregory had a post office until the 1970s, when the Gregory post office was consolidated with the Shawboro post office. Gregory is mainly located along State Road 1148.
Colfax is a small unincorporated community located in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is located in the western part of the county. The population in 2010 was 4,136.
Knotts Island is a marshy island and a small unincorporated community. The island is shared by Currituck County, North Carolina and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, bounded by the Currituck Sound, North Landing River, Back Bay, and Knotts Island Bay. Knotts Island is home to Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge. Knotts Island is accessible overland from Virginia Beach using Princess Anne Road, or by water from the Currituck County mainland; the North Carolina Department of Transportation operates a free ferry between Knotts Island and Currituck on the mainland. The ZIP Code for Knotts Island is 27950.
Street is a rural unincorporated community in northern Harford County, Maryland, United States.
Currituck is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern North Carolina, United States. Situated along the Currituck Sound, it serves as the county seat for Currituck County. Currituck is part of the Inner Banks region and is one of the state's few unincorporated county seats. The community harbors the Knotts Island Ferry, which provides free shuttles across the sound to Knotts Island. North Carolina Highway 168 and Courthouse Road are the community's most prominent roads. The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is not located on mainland Currituck but is located across the sound on the Outer Banks.
Oak Grove is an unincorporated community in northern Surry County, North Carolina, United States, located near Bottom.
Royal is an unincorporated community on U.S. Route 401, in southeastern Franklin County, North Carolina, United States.
Rocky Ford is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, North Carolina,United States. It is located at an elevation of 397 feet or 121 m, it is west-northwest of the neighboring unincorporated community of Ingleside.
Grissom is an unincorporated community in southern Granville County, North Carolina, United States. It is located at the intersection of roads 1710 and 1713, south of Wilton.
Laurel Mill, also known as just Laurel, is an unincorporated community in northeastern Franklin County, North Carolina, United States.
Maple is an unincorporated community in Crawford Township, Currituck County, North Carolina, United States, located at the intersection of NC Highway 168 and SR 1246. Maple is located at latitude 36.4148780 North, and longitude -76.0040925 West. The elevation is three feet. Maple appears on the Currituck U.S. Geological Survey Map.
Shaw House, also known as Cupola House, is a historic home located at Shawboro, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Italianate style frame dwelling on a brick foundation. It features a three-story tower and has a two-story rear wing. Also on the property are three contributing outbuildings and a well.
Culong, also known as the Thomas Cooper Ferebee House and Forbes House, is a historic home located near Shawboro, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was built in 1812, and is a two-story, three bay by three bay, Federal style frame dwelling with a gable roof. It has two wing additions and a one-story front portico. Also on the property are two contributing outbuildings and family cemetery.
Twin Houses is a historic home located at Shawboro, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was built about 1797, and consists of two separate two-story, five bay by two bay, identical Federal style structures, joined by a transverse hall. Each house has a hall-and-parlor plan, exterior end chimneys, and they are connected by a one-story, gable roofed, connecting hall.
Stallings Crossroads is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It is located east of Louisburg, at an elevation of 384 feet. The primary cross roads where the community is located are N.C. Highway 56, Fire Tower Road and Edward Best Road.
