Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

About Pine Knoll Shores

Pine Knoll Shores is a small town in southeastern North Carolina counting 1,435 people who proudly call it home.

Pine Knoll Shores holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 649 residents per square mile.

📰 Pine Knoll Shores News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 10
• Pine Knoll Shores police chief steps down, prepares to move into new position WITN · Jul 13
• John Ford to assume Pine Knoll Shores town manager role Aug. 31 WCTI · Aug 20
• Pine Knoll Shores aquarium readies for ‘Birthday Splash’ Coastal Review · Jul 9
• NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores celebrates five decades of discovery, conservation, marine science research across North Carolina Carolina Coast Online · Sep 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Pine Knoll Shores Unique

• The only place in America named Pine Knoll Shores — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• 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 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pine Knoll Shores

• The Clam Digger

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores · Aquarium

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pine Knoll Shores

• Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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