Welcome to Shell Landing ...

Shell Landing is located in Carteret County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shell Landing: Shell Lndg. (or less commonly used: Shell Lndng.)

Shell Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Shell Landing: 252

Communities Also Named Shell Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Shell Landing: This one is located in Carteret County and the other is located in Beaufort County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Shell Landing - they are located in Alabama and Delaware.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shell Landing.

Communities near Shell Landing ...

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

• Havelock
  (18 miles [29 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 west)
  • Morehead City is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead City <3>
• Newport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Newport is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Atlantic Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <3>
• Pine Knoll Shores
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knoll Shores <3>
• Indian Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Indian Beach is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Beach <3>
• North River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North River is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
• Otway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Otway is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
• Yucca Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
• Crab Point Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point 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 Shell Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shell Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shell Landing ...

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