Accessible only by ferry or private plane, the 16-mile-long barrier island has one main highway and a single village, Ocracoke, with a population of 797, according to the 2020 Census.

Ocracoke is a Census-designated place in Hyde County, North Carolina, with a population of 564. The total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and other ...

Ocracoke Tourism Development Authority The Ocracoke Fig Festival is Aug. 1-2 at the Berkley Barn on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. For more information on the festival visit, ...

On Friday at 1:15 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a beach hazards statement in effect until 8 p.m. for Ocracoke ...

NC 12 had been closed since Saturday after heavy rain and strong winds caused ocean overwash. NCDOT announced NC Highway 12 would reopen Friday afternoon on the north end of Ocracoke Island, after ...

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The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued an updated weather alert at 8:32 p.m. on Friday for strong thunderstorms until 9 p.m.

A new report found that three of North Carolina’s beaches are in the top ten for most theft prone beaches in the country. The ...

“It has beautiful sand, soft light, and the water's clean and clear,” says Charlotte native and N.C. State University grad Dr. Stephen Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach. The lifeguarded ...

Hurricane Dorian left North Carolina’s Ocracoke flooded and damaged. But resolute residents of the Outer Banks island say they will rebuild. The island’s isolation is both its charm and its ...