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Welcome to North Harbor ...

North Harbor is located in Carteret County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Harbor: N. Harbor

North Harbor is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for North Harbor: 252

Communities Also Named North Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Harbor - they are located in Illinois and Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Harbor.

Communities near North Harbor ...

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

  • Havelock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Morehead City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Beaufort
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlantic Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Knoll Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oriental
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Minnesott Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Indian Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Otway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Otway is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway

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 North Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Harbor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Harbor ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.