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Ocracoke
North CarolinaCDP
Total population
723
Median home value
$456,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$77,583
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in North Carolina, United States, Ocracoke is recorded in open geodata as a small census-designated community. The population stands at approximately 723. Coordinates of 35.073°, -75.999° situate Ocracoke in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. The census-designated community extends across about 22.3 km². Resident density is around 32 per km², indicating thinly distributed across its territory. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,587 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Ocracoke, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,645
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,504
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves1,145
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,129
- American herring gull, Smithsonian GullLarus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves1,058
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves960
- WilletTringa semipalmata (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves914
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves884
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2014-02-117 km NW of Hobucken, North Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
- Hatteras20.3 mi away · pop. 152
- Frisco25.6 mi away · pop. 664
- Swan Quarter29.7 mi away · pop. 458
- Mesic37.7 mi away · pop. 205
- Marshallberg37.8 mi away
- Oriental38.7 mi away
- Harkers Island40.8 mi away
- Stonewall42.2 mi away
- Salvo44.4 mi away · pop. 220
- Arapahoe46.9 mi away
- Morehead City48.3 mi away · pop. 9,806
- Pantego51.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Ocracoke




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
