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Welcome to Half Moon Heights ...

Half Moon Heights is located in Onslow County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Half Moon Heights: Half Moon Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Half Moon Heights is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Half Moon Heights: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Half Moon Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Half Moon Heights.

  • Jacksonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Richlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beulaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Maysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pollocksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Foxhorn Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
  • Pumpkin Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Catherine Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Aragona Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Half Moon Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Half Moon Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Half Moon Heights. 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 Half Moon Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Half Moon Heights ...

Looking for more information about Half Moon Heights? 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 Half Moon Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Half Moon Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Half Moon Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Half Moon Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Half Moon Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.