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Waves

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Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
172Population
0.6 sq miArea
7 ftElevation

Waves is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. As of the 2020 census, Waves had a population of 172. Waves, along with Rodanthe and Salvo, are part of the settlement of Chicamacomico. The residents of Waves are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Waves is part of District 4, along with Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras, Rodanthe and Salvo.

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