Hatteras, North Carolina

About Hatteras

Set in the eastern part of North Carolina, Hatteras is a small unincorporated community.

Hatteras holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.58 square miles.

📰 Hatteras News Today

• Hatteras Island placed under State of Emergency as N.C. 12 remains closed 13newsnow.com · Sep 26
• Bulletin #8: N.C. Highway 12 to Reopen Tuesday Afternoon for Northbound Traffic Leaving Hatteras Island; Entry Restrictions Remain in Place Dare County (.gov) · Sep 29
• Flood Watch issued as heavy rain, coastal flooding threaten Outer Banks this weekend Island Free Press · Oct 9
• Nor'easter washes out NC Highway 12, isolating Outer Banks islands WCNC · Sep 25
• Outer Banks storm overwash closes NC 12 section; Cape Hatteras officials warn of collapsing structure threat CBS17.com · Sep 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Hatteras Unique

• The only place in America named Hatteras — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hatteras

• Breakwater Restaurant — pasta
• Dinky's Waterfront Restaurant — sandwich
• Hatteras Sol Waterside Grill — seafood
• ISOLA Pizzeria and Bar — pizza
• Sonny's Restaurant — seafood
• The Dancing Turtle Coffee Shop (café)
• The Wreck Tiki Bar and Grill
• Billfish Bar & Grill
• Hatterasman Bar & Grill — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum · Museum
• Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area · Attraction
• Frisco Hatteras Access · Attraction
• Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55 · Attraction
• Hello from Hatteras · Art gallery
• Seaworthy Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hatteras

• Hatteras Village Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Hatteras

🏘️ Nearby Communities