Nags Head
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town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Dare
- Incorporated
- 1923 and 1961
- Named after
- Tied lanterns around the necks of ponies
- Mayor
- Ben Cahoon
- Total
- 6.68 sq mi (17.31 km )
- Land
- 6.62 sq mi (17.14 km )
- Water
- 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km )
- Elevation
- 3.3 ft (1 m)
- Density
- 478.7/sq mi (184.84/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 37-45880
- Website
- nagsheadnc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Nags Head
- Population
- 3168
- Area
- 17.245359
- Elevation
- 1
- Official website
- www.townofnagshead.net
- Image
- Nags Head, NC 27959, USA - panoramio.jpg
- Households
- 1354
- Dialing code
- 252
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- Commons category
- Nags Head, North Carolina
- postal code
- 27959
- water as percent of area
- 1.1491
- per capita income
- 42462
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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.
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