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Notable locations in Morehead City: Camp Glen (A), Morehead Plaza Center (B), Carteret County Civic Center (C), Carteret County Museum of History (D), Carteret Historical Museum (E), Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Parkway Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bay View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Calico Creek Marsh (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Peletier Creek (A), Spooner Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Morehead City: Mansfield Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Carteret County Historical Society Inc (Museums; 1008 Arendell Street) (1), Downtown Revitalization (801 Arendell Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Econo Lodge Crystal Coast (3410 Bridges Street) (1), Best Western Buccaneer Inn (2806 Arendell) (2), Edgewater Motel (1100 Edgewater Place # A) (3), Buccaneer Motor Lodge (2806 Arendell Street) (4), Hampton Inn (4035 Arendell Street) (5), Comfort Inn Morehead City (3100 Arendell Street) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Carteret County - Court Division- Probation Offices- Life Structure Training Pro (106 Banks Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Morehead City and their reported violations in the past:
EASTERN PARK ANNEX (Address: SUITE #8, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
EASTERN PARK (Address: SUITE #8, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
BALLOU MHP (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-28-1998), St Admin Penalty assessed (AUG-28-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-28-1998), St Admin Penalty assessed (AUG-28-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-27-1997), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-28-1998), St Admin Penalty assessed (AUG-28-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - In OCT-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from OCT-21-2005 to OCT-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and OCT-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and OCT-20-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2004)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-13-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
- 3 other older monitoring violations
MOREHEAD CITY FORD (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
MARINERS PARK (Address: SUITE #8, Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUN-19-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-09-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-09-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2003)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 5 regular monitoring violations
OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
EAST COAST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-22-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-22-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-28-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-05-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2003)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
FREEDOM PARK-PICNIC SHELTER (Address: SUITE #8, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  14.6% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morehead City, NC
People in group quarters in Morehead City
- 144 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 73 people in nursing homes
- 45 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 14 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 14 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Morehead City compared to North Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Morehead City (2009 data):
- Cooperative Bank: Morehead City Branch 20 at 137 Highway 24 West, branch established on 2003-07-01; Morehead City Branch 4 at 3003 Bridges Street, branch established on 1898-01-01. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $974.6 mil, Deposits: $696.3 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Cooperative Bankshares, Inc.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Morehead City Branch at 800 Arendell Street, branch established on 1954-09-01; Mitchell Village Branch at 5003 Executive Drive, branch established on 1972-08-30. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Morehead City Plaza Branch at 2905 Bridges Street, branch established on 1975-07-03; 70 West Main Branch at 4408 Arendell Street, branch established on 1984-07-30. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Main Branch at 821 Arendell Street, branch established on 1934-02-21; Morehead City Main Branch at 3412 Bridges Street, branch established on 1971-03-29. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $13,862.8 mil, Deposits: $11,768.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 343 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Sound Banking Company: Messenger Service at 5039 Executive Drive, branch established on 2005-04-12; at 5039 Executive Drive, branch established on 2001-09-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $126.9 mil, Deposits: $99.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
- Woodforest National Bank: Morehead City Wal-Mart Branch at 300 Highway 24, branch established on 2005-06-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- RBC Bank (USA): Arendell Branch at 2300 Arendell Street, branch established on 1996-12-02. Info updated 2008-12-08: Bank assets: $31,335.9 mil, Deposits: $22,003.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
- Bank of America, National Association: Morehead City Branch at 4913 Arendell Street, branch established on 1996-07-19. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- The East Carolina Bank: Morehead City Branch at 168 Nc Highway 24, branch established on 2004-01-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $842.0 mil, Deposits: $629.2 mil, headquarters in Engelhard, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Ecb Bancorp, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Morehead City, North Carolina
- Hampton Inn, 4035 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557, Phone: (252) 240-2300, Fax: (252) 240-2311
- Quality Inn, 3100 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557, Phone: (252) 247-3434, Fax: (252) 247-4411
- Econo Lodge Crystal Coast, 3410 Bridges St, Morehead City, NC 28557, Phone: (252) 247-2940, Fax: (252) 247-0746
- Best Western Buccaneer Inn, 2806 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557, Phone: (252) 726-3115, Fax: (252) 726-3864
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 5063 Executive Dr, Morehead City, NC 28557, Phone: (252) 247-5001, Fax: (252) 247-5225
- Amerisuites, 118 Salter Path Rd, Morehead City, NC 28557, Phone: (252) 247-5118, Fax: (252) 247-5705
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Morehead City, North Carolina
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2004 Presidential Election results in Carteret County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (71%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Morehead City
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Original Free Will Baptists | International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
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| Adherents | 28.5% | 24.4% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
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| Congregations | 20.6% | 22.7% | 1.0% | 13.4% | 6.2% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.8% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 10.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.1% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 21.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
11 | $35,659 | $38,901 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
15 | $38,862 | $31,090 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
36 | $120,864 | $40,288 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $20,515 | $30,773 | 2 | $2,889 |
| Firefighters |
19 | $55,963 | $35,345 | 2 | $1,366 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $545 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $32,490 | $32,490 | 2 | $2,608 |
| Health |
9 | $26,431 | $35,241 | 1 | $1,827 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,021 | $24,252 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $17,646 | $42,350 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
8 | $18,062 | $27,093 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
14 | $40,277 | $34,523 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $5,958 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,856 | $34,272 | 3 | $2,648 |
| Totals for Government |
139 | $411,646 | $35,538 | 18 | $17,841 |
Morehead City government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,493,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,890,000
Solid Waste Management: $664,000
Parks & Recreation: $77,000
All Other: $33,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $763,000
Fire Protection: $366,000
Regular Highways: $271,000
Parks & Recreation: $201,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $108,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,038,000
Fire Protection: $1,191,000
Sewerage: $1,091,000
Regular Highways: $752,000
Solid Waste Management: $595,000
Water Utilities: $468,000
Parks & Recreation: $374,000
Central Staff Services: $368,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $333,000
General - Other: $242,000
Financial Administration: $223,000
General Public Buildings: $187,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $60,000
Health Services - Other: $38,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Parking Facilities: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $863,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $104,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $974,000
All Other: $510,000
Transit Utilities: $36,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,002,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,855,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $861,000
Other NEC: $839,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $116,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $100,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,371,000
Other, NEC: $2,322,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $392,000
Other, NEC: $256,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $639,000
Interest Earnings: $178,000
Special Assessments: $163,000
Rents: $72,000
Property Sale Other: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $1,118,000
Water Utilities: $189,000
Police Protection: $145,000
Fire Protection: $39,000
Central Staff: $12,000
Health - Other: $3,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,577,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $810,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $693,000
General Support: $389,000
Highways: $266,000
- Tax - Property: $3,252,000
NEC: $378,000
Other Selective Sales: $139,000
Total General Sales: $20,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,943,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $300,000
8.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,104 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.75% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($371 average AGI)| Carteret County: | 0.10% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,569 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.32% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($385 average AGI)| Carteret County: | 0.05% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Morehead City:
- WBTB (1400 AM; 1 kW; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: EASTERN CAROLINA BROADCASTING COMPAN)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
- WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Morehead City:
- W218AR (91.5 FM; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
- WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- W203BC (88.5 FM; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WTKF (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC, NC; Owner: ATLANTIC RIDGE TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W220DD (91.9 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Morehead City:
- W05BI (Channel 5; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFXI (Channel 8; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Morehead City, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 24
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 26
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 65
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 99
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 151
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
- Fatalities: 106
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 264
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15
See more detailed statistics of Morehead City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 77 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Morehead City)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 9
- Hazardous Condition: 2
Incident types - Morehead City
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Morehead City, NC
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