Currituck, North Carolina

Currituck, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Currituck County Courthouse
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Coordinates: 36°26′23″N 76°0′19″W / 36.43972°N 76.00528°W / 36.43972; -76.00528
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Currituck
Township	Crawford
Area
• Total	2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
• Land	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	716
• Density	337/sq mi (130.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	27929
Area code	252

Currituck (/ˈkʊrɪtʌk/)^[1] is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern North Carolina, United States. Situated along the Currituck Sound, it serves as the county seat for Currituck County. Currituck is part of the Inner Banks region and is one of the state's few unincorporated county seats. The community harbors the Knotts Island Ferry, which provides free shuttles across the sound to Knotts Island. North Carolina Highway 168 (Caratoke Highway) and Courthouse Road are the community's most prominent roads. The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is not located on mainland Currituck but is located across the sound on the Outer Banks.

As early as the mid-18th century, the Currituck county seat was called Currituck Court House; the "Court House" suffix eroded over time.

The Currituck County Courthouse and Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[2]