Dare County, North Carolina

Dare County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF DARE GUS Population: 38,183 (2024) ID: 171092	County	Official County Government	Contact: FINANCE DIRECTOR PO BOX 1000, MANTEO NC 27954-1000
TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS GUS Population: 7,742 (2024) ID: 131719	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 1719, KILL DEVIL HILLS NC 27948-1719
TOWN OF KITTY HAWK GUS Population: 3,691 (2024) ID: 171184	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: PLANNING DIRECTOR PO BOX 549, KITTY HAWK NC 27949-0549
TOWN OF SOUTHERN SHORES GUS Population: 3,127 (2024) ID: 131720	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER 5375 VIRGINIA DARE TRL N, SOUTHERN SHORES NC 27949-5935
TOWN OF NAGS HEAD GUS Population: 3,106 (2024) ID: 110060	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 99, NAGS HEAD NC 27959-0099
TOWN OF MANTEO GUS Population: 1,595 (2024) ID: 171183	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN PLANNER PO BOX 246, MANTEO NC 27954-0246
TOWN OF DUCK GUS Population: 742 (2024) ID: 215232	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER PO BOX 8369, DUCK NC 27949-8369