Welcome to Kitty Hawk ...

The coastal town of Kitty Hawk is located on Bodie Island (in the North Carolina Outer Banks).

Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County<1>.

The location of Kitty Hawk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kitty Hawk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kitty Hawk has a population of 3,578 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Kitty Hawk is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Kitty Hawk lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kitty Hawk lies within the (252) area code.

Websites for Kitty Hawk ...

Official Website: www.townofkittyhawk.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kitty Hawk had an population of 3,578 people. This is an increase of 9.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kitty Hawk had a population of 3,272 people (which is 9.65% of the total population of Dare County). This makes Kitty Hawk the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Kitty Hawk represents 0.03% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,272 people, the population of Kitty Hawk increased 9.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,991 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kitty Hawk.

Communities Also Named Kitty Hawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Kitty Hawk: This one is located in Dare County and the other is located in Currituck County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kitty Hawk.

Communities near Kitty Hawk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kitty Hawk.

• Kill Devil Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
  • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <5>
• Nags Head
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
  • Nags Head is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <5>
• Manteo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
  • Manteo is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <5>
• Duck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Duck is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <5>
• Point Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
  • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <5>
• Harbinger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
  • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <5>
• George Town Sands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
  • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
• Poteskeet Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteskeet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
  • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
• Sandy Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
• Fort Raleigh City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
  • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kitty Hawk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kitty Hawk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kitty Hawk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kitty Hawk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kitty Hawk. See our Newspapers Page for Kitty Hawk.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kitty Hawk ...

Looking for more information about Kitty Hawk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kitty Hawk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kitty Hawk.

Adding Kitty Hawk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kitty Hawk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kitty Hawk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kitty Hawk post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kitty Hawk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kitty Hawk: www.townofkittyhawk.org/

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/