Atlantic BeachNC
A town of 1,719. A typical home worth about $543K.
What makes Atlantic Beach stand out
The 3 things Atlantic Beach does most differently from other towns.
Atlantic Beach lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Atlantic Beach’s report card
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Weather
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All →- SBI: $100,000 reward offered for unsolved 2022 Atlantic Beach murderWITN · Aug 30
- Boy with rare terminal illness surfs for first time at Atlantic BeachWITN · Aug 18
- Atlantic Beach plans new gathering space near the CircleWCTI · Aug 14
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Atlantic Beach. Another town gets a different order.
A typical Atlantic Beach home is worth about $543K
The typical Atlantic Beach home is worth about $543,000, up 4.2% in a year, 62% above the North Carolina typical home.
Typical home value
Less crime per resident than 5% of U.S. towns
Atlantic Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
About one in eight working residents works right in Atlantic Beach
Most working residents leave Atlantic Beach for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Morehead City (17%), Beaufort (7%) and Raleigh (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Where working residents work
Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
Healthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Atlantic Beach beats the North Carolina average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Atlantic Beach | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6% | 12.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.9% | 7.9% |
Mild winters, pleasant summers
Atlantic Beach has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
6.2% of Atlantic Beach is conserved land
1.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoop Pole Creek Preserve | 0.7 mi | 32 |
| 2. Carteret County Open Space | — | 52 |
| 3. Atlantic Beach Town Park | — | 7 |
Every workday, about 959 people come to Atlantic Beach for work
Where Atlantic Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Atlantic Beach
Town in North Carolina, United States
Atlantic Beach is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the five communities located on Bogue Banks. The population was 1,364 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 1,364
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- ZIP code
- 28512
- Area code
- 252
Atlantic Beach’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Atlantic Beach.