Visitor Services

VISITORS CENTERS
Crystal Coast Tourism Authority
3409 Arendell St., Morehead City
800-SUNNY-NC, www.crystalcoastnc.org

Cape Carteret Tourism Office
US-58 at Cameron Langston Bridge,
Cape Carteret, 252-393-3100

New Bern-Craven County Convention
and Visitors Center, 203 S. Front St., New Bern
800-437-5767, www.visitnewbern.com

IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Any Emergency 911

Fire and Rescue 252-639-2931

Coast Guard Search and Rescue 252-247-4545

NC Highway Patrol 252-726-5766

Weather 252-223-5327

Atlantic Beach Police Dept. 252-726-2523

Beaufort Police Dept. 252-728-4561

Emerald Isle Police Dept. 252-354-2021

Morehead City Police Dept 252-726-3131

New Bern Police Dept. 252-672-4100

Carteret County Humane Society 252-247-7744

American Red Cross 252-637-3405

TRANSPORTATION
Regional Airports
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) 252-638-8591

Albert Ellis Airport, Jacksonville (OAJ 910-324-1100

Public Transportation
Carolina Trailways—New Bern Bus Terminal 252-633-3100

Carteret County Community Transit 252-240-1043

Car Rental
Avis Rent A Car 252-637-2130

Hertz Rental Car 252-637-3021

Enterprise Rent-A-Car 252-240-0218, 800-736-8222

Taxis
A-1 Yellow Cab 252-504-3680

Atlantic Beach Taxi 252-240-3555

Carteret Cab 252-247-4600

New Safeway Taxi Service 252-636-9000

Limousine Service
Diamond Limousine Service 252-240-1680

Holloway Limousine 252-636-6968

Twilight Limousine Company 877-633-0027

Ferries
Cedar Island—Ocracoke Ferry 800-BY-FERRY

Hammocks Beach State Park Ferry 910-326-4881

NC DOT—Ferries 800-BY-FERRY

HOSPITALS & URGENT CARE CENTERS
Carteret General Hospital
3500 Arendell St., Morehead City 252-808-6000

Beach Care Medical Care Center
5059 U.S. Hwy. 70 W., Morehead City 252-447-7474

Carolina East Medical Center
2000 Neuse Blvd., New Bern 252-633-8111

Carolina East Internal Medicine
2177 S. Glenburnie Rd., New Bern 252-636-1001



POST OFFICES
3500 Bridges St., Morehead City 252-726-0920

1516 W. Fort Macon Rd., Atlantic Beach 252-726-5630

1903 Live Oak St., Beaufort 252-728-1812

823 Island Rd., Harkers Island 252-728-2924

142 Eastview Dr., Emerald Isle 252-354-6677

664 W. Corbett Ave., Swansboro 910-326-5959

1620 Old Cherry Point Rd., New Bern 252-638-6418

233 Middle St., New Bern 252-638-6921

PLACES OF WORSHIP
OneHarborChurch.com 252-422-2899

702 Arendell Street, Morehead City
Sundays 9 and 11 AM

PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Bogue Banks Library
320 Salter Path Rd., Pine Knoll Shores 252-247-4660

Carteret County Library
1702 Live Oak St., Beaufort 252-728-2050

Craven Pamlico Carteret Regional Library
400 Johnson St., New Bern 252-638-7800

Western Carteret Public Library
230 Taylor Notion Rd., Cape Carteret 252-393-6500

POPULATION
Morehead City 9,680
Beaufort 4,309
Emerald Isle 3,695
Atlantic Beach 1,848
Swansboro 2,039
Cape Carteret 1,440
Harkers Island 1,525

ALCOHOL POLICY
Most restaurants in Carteret County have ABC permits and are allowed to serve mixed drinks, as well as beer and wine. The exception is Down East and Newport, where only beer and wine are allowed. North Carolina law prohibits the sale of alcohol after 2 a.m. on Monday through Saturday, and from 2 a.m. until noon on Sundays. ABC stores are closed on Sundays.

SMOKING LAWS
There is no smoking in bars or restaurants.

TAXES
Sales tax—6.75%