Newport, North Carolina

About Newport

Newport is a small town in southeastern North Carolina, home to 4,501 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Newport is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 7.86 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 573 residents per square mile.

📰 Newport News Today

• UPDATE: Flood watch in place for Eastern North Carolina until Sunday afternoon Charlotte Observer · Oct 10
• Cement truck overturns on N.C. 24 in Newport WCTI · Oct 2
• Adam DaSilva Obituary Aug 23, 2026 - Noe-Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory Noe-Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory · Aug 23
• Robbie Dale Hall Obituary July 21, 2026 Munden Funeral Home · Jul 21
• Newport, NC Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 31

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 Newport Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Newport — but the North Carolina one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Newport

• Stable Grounds Coffee — breakfast
• Fat Fellas BBQ & Grille
• TimeOut Tavern — american

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Newport

• Dickson Park reviews ★
• Fort Benjamin Park reviews ★
• Newport Community Park reviews ★
• Newport River Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Newport

• Bogue Sound Elementary
• Broad Creek Middle
• Croatan High
• Newport Elementary
• Newport Middle

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Newport

🏘️ Nearby Communities