Swan QuarterNorth Carolina
Swan Quarter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Hyde County.
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About Swan Quarter
Swan Quarter is a small unincorporated community in eastern North Carolina.
Swan Quarter holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.95 square miles.
📰 Swan Quarter News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Swan Quarter Unique
- The only place in America named Swan Quarter — 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Swan Quarter
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Swan Quarter
- Gull Rock Game Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Swanquarter National Wilderness Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
- Swanquarter Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Swan Quarter
- Hyde Academy
- Mattamuskeet School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.