Manteo North Carolina Map

About Manteo, North Carolina

Manteo is a locality in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,020. The population density is 381.2 people per km². Manteo is located at 35.9082°N, 75.6757°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27954.

Manteo breathes a salty air, a place where the land surrenders to the water in a series of gentle inlets and marshy expanses. It lies 67.4 miles south-south-east of Virginia Beach, VA (from Virginia Beach, VA: bearing 165°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of Kill Devil Hills. The landscape is a painter's palette of muted greens and blues, where the sky, often a vast, unbroken canvas, spills its light onto the shallow sounds and the rustling reeds. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along the shorelines, their Spanish moss a trailing veil, whispering secrets of the sea breeze. The character of Manteo is one of quiet resilience, a place where life moves with the ebb and flow of the tides, and the sun, when it breaks through the coastal haze, casts a golden, almost ethereal glow upon the weathered docks and the shimmering water. This coastal settlement, steeped in the lore of exploration and maritime endeavor, carries a history as deep as the surrounding waters. It was here, on these very shores, that early English colonists attempted to forge a new life, leaving behind echoes of ambition and hardship. The local economy, historically tied to the bounty of the sea, still sees fishing boats bobbing in the harbor, their nets a testament to a timeless pursuit. Today, Manteo also thrives on a different kind of harvest – tourism, drawn by the allure of its historic waterfront, the Elizabethan Gardens, and the dramatic reenactment of the Lost Colony. The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse stands as a beacon, a silent guardian of the town's enduring connection to the water and its storied past.

About This Manteo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manteo, North Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.908226, -75.67573. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Manteo and Dare County.

Detailed location data for Manteo includes the ZIP code (28532), telephone area code (910, 919, 984), county seat of Dare County (Manteo), and school district assignment (Dare County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Manteo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.