Back Naggeshēafod ANG ناغس (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Nags Head Catalan Нагс-Гед (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Nags Head (lungsod) CEB Nags Head DAG Nags Head (Carolina del Norte) Spanish Nags Head (Ipar Carolina) Basque نگ هد، کارولینای شمالی Persian Nags Head French
Nags Head, North Carolina | |
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 Nags Head in 2013 | |
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 Location in Dare County and the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°55′55″N 75°36′54″W / 35.93194°N 75.61500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Dare |
| Incorporated | 1923 and 1961[1] |
| Named for | Tied lanterns around the necks of ponies[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ben Cahoon[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.68 sq mi (17.31 km2) |
| • Land | 6.62 sq mi (17.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,168 |
| • Density | 478.69/sq mi (184.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 27959 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-45880[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021599[5] |
| Website | nagsheadnc |
Nags Head is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is a busy vacation spot because of its beaches and sand dunes of Jockey's Ridge. The population was 3,146 at the 2020 census.[6]
- ^ a b "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Board of Commissioners | Nags Head, NC". nagsheadnc.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.