Hatteras, North Carolina

Hatteras
Hatteras
Census-designated place
	Location in Dare County and the state of North Carolina
	Coordinates: 35°13′10″N 75°41′25″W / 35.21944°N 75.69028°W
Country	United States of America
State	North Carolina
County	Dare
Named for	Hatteras Indians
Area
• Total	2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
• Land	1.58 sq mi (4.08 km2)
• Water	0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (0.9 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	577
• Density	365.88/sq mi (141.27/km2)
ZIP code	27943
FIPS code	37-30100

Hatteras is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras, at its extreme southwestern tip. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 504.^[2] Immediately to the west of the village of Hatteras is Hatteras Inlet which separates Hatteras Island from the neighboring Ocracoke Island. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco to the east and Ocracoke to the west (via a ferry across Hatteras Inlet).

The residents of Hatteras are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Hatteras is part of District 4, along with Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo.

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hatteras CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2015.