Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

About Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk, NC is a small town located in northeastern North Carolina, home to 3,691 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Kitty Hawk is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 8.12 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 455 residents per square mile.

📰 Kitty Hawk News Today

• Lillian Street Surf Report, Surf Forecast and Surf Cam Surfline · Aug 18
• Police safely locate missing man in Kitty Hawk 13newsnow.com · Aug 7
• Are offshore wind farms coming to North Carolina? The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Jul 29
• Pamela A. Lucas Obituary (1953 - 2026) - Kitty Hawk, NC - The Daily Advance Legacy obituary · Aug 14
• Benjamin Harrison Chambers, Jr Island Free Press · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kitty Hawk Unique

• The only place in America named Kitty Hawk — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kitty Hawk

• Argyles Restaurant
• Barefoot Bernie's
• Black Pelican Seafood Company — seafood
• Art's Place
• BK Shuckers
• Bad Bean Baja Grill — mexican
• Captn Franks
• Henry's
• Hurricane Moe's
• John's Drive In — fish

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Theatre of Dare

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kitty Hawk

• Kitty Hawk Boat Ramp reviews ★
• Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sandy Run reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Kitty Hawk

• Kitty Hawk Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kitty Hawk

🏘️ Nearby Communities