Davis North Carolina Map

About Davis, North Carolina

Davis is a locality in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Davis is located at 34.7909°N, 76.4686°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28524.

Davis greets the Atlantic Ocean with a low, salt-sprayed horizon where the sky and the marsh grasses seem to breathe in unison. It lies 25.6 miles east-southeast of Havelock, NC (from Havelock, NC: bearing 103°T), and is situated 15.9 miles east-northeast of Morehead City. The land here is defined by the soft, yielding edge of the coast, where the brackish waters of Smyrna Creek meander through the silt before surrendering to the tide. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the silhouette of Davis Ridge provides a modest, dark anchor against the vast, shifting blues of the horizon. During the quiet hours of the morning, the light catches the moisture on the tall reeds, turning the entire landscape into a shimmering, silver-gray expanse that feels both ancient and fleeting.

Davis has long been a place where the economy is tied to the rhythm of the water, with generations of residents drawing their living from the harvest of the sea. The nearby presence of Cape Lookout National Seashore serves as a reminder of the raw, untamed nature of this coastline, standing in stark contrast to the small, steady pulse of daily life in the village. Further inland, the terrain gives way to the flat, expansive character of Open Grounds, a stark shift from the liquid geography that dominates the eastern perimeter. While the distant, shimmering lure of Big Island remains a constant presence on the water, the people of Davis maintain a grounded, deliberate pace, finding a quiet endurance in a landscape that is forever being reshaped by the salt air and the incoming tide.

About This Davis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Davis, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.790939, -76.468564. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Davis includes the ZIP code (28524), telephone area code (910), county seat of Carteret County (Beaufort), and school district assignment (Carteret County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.