Hatteras is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras, at its extreme southwestern tip. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 504. Immediately to the west of the village of Hatteras is Hatteras Inlet which separates Hatteras Island from the neighboring Ocracoke Island. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco to the east and Ocracoke to the west.
View of Pamlico Sound, near Hatteras Inlet from a home in Hatteras on a windy day in June 2007
View of homes along oceanfront in Hatteras in June 2007
Busy Hatteras Ferry Lines on a Wednesday in June 2007
Ferries making trip from Ocracoke to Hatteras, June 2007
Dare County, North Carolina
Dare County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,915. Its county seat is Manteo.
Dare County Administration Building
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Dare County welcome center