Welcome to Colington ...

Colington is located on Bodie Island (in the North Carolina Outer Banks).

Colington is located in Dare County<1>.

The location of Colington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Colington is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Colington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Colington lies within the (252) area code.

Communities near Colington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colington.

• Kitty Hawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
  • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <4>
• Southern Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
  • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <4>
• Nags Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
  • Nags Head is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <4>
• Manteo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
  • Manteo is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <4>
• Duck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Duck is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <4>
• Fort Raleigh City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
  • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
• Point Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
  • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <4>
• Whalebone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
  • Whalebone is located in Dare County
• Harbinger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
  • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <4>
• Manns Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
  • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Colington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colington. See our Newspapers Page for Colington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colington ...

Looking for more information about Colington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Colington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colington.

Adding Colington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Colington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Colington post office opened in 1889.

We also found Colington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/