The first stop in WRAL's summer tour of North Carolina's Nooks and Crannies lies on the far eastern edge of the state map: Ocracoke Island. Posted 2010-06-04T15:13:42+00:00 - Updated 2010-06-05T12 ...

HGTV included Ocracoke Island, at the southern tip of the state’s Outer Banks region, on its 50 most charming small towns in America list. “Residents of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, ...

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.